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Construction and use of vehicles - main requirements

The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 cover the design, manufacture, maintenance and use of motor vehicles and trailers used by road transport operators, amongst others ...

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Abnormal loads

Abnormal, or indivisible, loads may be carried on vehicles on the public roads provided the carriage is undertaken in line with a section 44 permit (section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 1988) ...

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Dangerous goods

In Europe the international carriage of dangerous goods by road is governed by the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) ...

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Drivers’ hours, records and tachographs

Primarily for the reasons of road safety the hours a driver can drive a lorry on the road are strictly controlled by a series of regulations known collectively as the drivers’ hours’ rules ...

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Driving licences - Yearbook chapter

Logistics UK Yearbook chapter focusing on driving licence requirements, primarily for goods vehicles (category C and C1), plus information on medical circumstances, licence application and testing.

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Driver CPC

This chapter provides information on the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC), covering who needs one and when, the differences between initial and periodic Driver CPC and the driver qualification card (DQC).

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Employment taxes

This chapter covers all financial matters relevant to employers: national minimal wage, employee expenses, tax deadlines, salary sacrifice, pensions, payment of the Apprenticeship Levy and employment status.

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Working time regulation

This chapter covers working time limits and statutory holiday entitlements for mobile and non-mobile workers. It also addresses periods of availability, recording working time and enforcement and penalties.

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Diesel fuel and Fuel Efficiency

Fuel costs constitute about a third of the total vehicle operating costs. Such a major cost area has attracted plenty of attention over the years and continues to do so, hence the continuing development of more fuel ...

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