Electronic data interchange sounds like enterprise IT, but the first EDI link is usually one customer, one message type and a spreadsheet-shaped problem - here is the practical path.
Electric vehicles lost their VED exemption on 1 April 2025 - £10 first year then £200 for cars, electric vans at the standard LGV rate. The current rates and what fleets should budget.
EVs and hybrids bring high-voltage systems into ordinary workshops. HSE's guidance: the hazards, the competence question, and the safe systems for working on electric vehicles.
Workshops mix three-phase power, welders, EV batteries and damp floors. The duties are broader than 'PAT testing' - and the myths are expensive in both directions.
Employer NICs run at 15% above the secondary threshold, with upper secondary thresholds for under-21s, apprentices and veterans. The 2025-26 rates and thresholds for transport employers.
Employers must have at least £5 million of employers' liability insurance - with fines of £2,500 for every day uninsured and £1,000 for failing to show the certificate. What transport employers must know.
Employment status determines a driver's rights and the operator's responsibilities - and the main types are worker, employee, self-employed and contractor, director, and office holder. Why the label matters.
Since 31 January 2025, EU imports into Great Britain need an entry summary declaration before arrival - and the legal duty lies with the carrier. Time limits, ICS2, and the third-party filing trap.
You need an EORI number to move goods between Great Britain and any other country, including the EU - and for GB to Northern Ireland and Channel Islands movements. Which movements need one and what to check.
An attendant is required where the vehicle width exceeds 3.5 metres - and escort vehicles must stay in radio contact and in sight. The STGO escort rules in working detail.
ESOS hits large undertakings - 250+ employees or £44m turnover with a £38m balance sheet - every four years, and transport energy is in scope. Phase 4 dates and what the audit covers.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 covers exhaust, brakes, tyres and battery durability in one act. Application dates by vehicle type, the new N2O and brake particle limits, and what UK fleets should watch.