Periods of availability (PoA) continue to cause consternation and confusion in the transport industry. When the Working Time Directive

It is said that over time things change. Tachographs and technology have certainly changed, at pace, over the last

The British Domestic Hours Rules, unfortunately, are not straightforward, particularly when variables are added. Therefore, in this article, we

For the first time since 1986 there has been a major rewrite of the tachograph legislation and on 2nd

The scenario is relevant to both the road haulage and PCV industry, as the same principles apply when planning

Since the introduction of the compulsory use of tachographs in the United Kingdom on 1 January 1982 (adoption of

In the realm of Legislation, as it applies to Commercial Vehicle Drivers, this can be a two-edged sword as

These differed from the Fixed Penalty tickets that the Police had been issuing since the early 1980’s in four

It is of concern how many operators, unknowingly, fall short of the expectations of the Courts and Traffic Commissioners

Background to the changes Council Regulation (EEC) 3821/85 controls the technical standards and rules of use of both analogue

Under Article 3(g) the relevant regulation states it “shall not apply to carriage by road by vehicles undergoing road