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Following the input from thousands of drivers, Highway England has drafted an updated guidance for The Highway Code with Drivers and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to help road users better understand how motorways and high speed roads operate. The consultation was held between 1 March 2021 and 29 March 2021. The consultation offered stakeholder organisations, […]

From 25th October 2021, the existing Central London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will expand from the current Congestion charge area to a larger zone up to but not including the North Circular Road (A406) and South Circular Road (A205). Basically, if you drive on A406 and A205, the ULEZ is not applicable but if

At the moment LGV/HGV lorry drivers are in the news almost every day as shortage of drivers is impacting businesses. Some of the headlines you may have read are: McDonald’s runs out of milkshakes due to supply chain issues Nando’s restaurants close as they run out of chicken German confectionery giant Haribo has said it is

A couple years ago we were returning from holiday in Scotland when we had a narrow escape from a falling object from a 7.5 tonne lorry. We were on A1 and were approaching the traffic lights. The road had a slight slope. We were some 50 meters behind. There was no other traffic around. As

Day to day, LGV/HGV drivers face major challenges. Even if the route is the one you have driven through many times, challenging situations may arise and you need to be vigilant. For example, if there are road works or an accident on your route and the traffic is being diverted. The diverted route may cause

IR35 is a set of tax legislation designed to combat tax avoidance by workers and clients employed via an intermediary or an agent, also known as off-payroll working. The question to ask is, “if the intermediary did not exist, would the worker be classed as an employee”. If the answer is “Yes”, then the worker

Haulage and Freight are often misused and the words are often interchanged. Haulage is often thought of as transport of goods by road or rail while freight is considered as transport of goods by air or sea but this is not strictly true. Haulage is defined in the dictionary as the “business of transporting goods

The effect of Covid-19 has resulted in a disproportional number of young being made redundant. The unemployment rate in 16-24 year old age group currently stands at 14.2% and is predicted to rise further. However one sector where there is a massive shortage is the HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicle)/LGV (Large Goods Vehicle) lorry drivers in

Every year about 5000 work transport accidents occur in the workplace, which results in about 50 fatalities. Employers have a legal duty to ensure that the health and safety of their employees, contractors and general public are not put at risk. The main causes of the injuries are people falling off vehicles and being struck

Truck and van drivers travelling to France require a negative COVID-19 test taken less than 72 hours before arrival in France. To cater for this, 34 Department of Transport haulier information advice sites offering COVID-19 tests are now operational for international lorry and van drivers. Drivers with a valid test will be able to use “fast