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• Cover
• Title Page
• Contents
• Biographical Notes
• Acknowledgements
• Preface to the 47th Edition
• Introduction
• 01    Goods Vehicle Operator Licensing
• Administration of Licensing System
• The Operator Licensing Self-Service System
• ‘O’ Licences Not for Sale
• Exemptions from ‘O’ Licensing
• The Vehicle User
• Rental of Vehicles
• Hire and Contract Hire
• Leasing
• Restricted and Standard ‘O’ Licences
• Requirements for ‘O’ Licensing
• Licence Application
• The TC’s Considerations
• Additional Vehicles
• Licence Variation
• Transfer of Vehicles
• Notification of Changes
• Subsidiary Companies
• Temporary Derogation
• Production of ‘O’ Licences
• TCs’ Powers of Review
• Current Situation
• Penalties against ‘O’ Licences
• The Upper Transport Tribunal
• Northern Ireland Licensing
• Use of Light Goods Vehicles
• Foreign Vehicles in the UK
• Impounding of Trucks
• 02    Professional Competence
• Who May Become Professionally Competent?
• Proof of Professional Competence
• Classes of Competence
• Qualifications for Professional Competence
• Examinations – post March 2012
• Transfer of Qualifications
• Good Repute
• The Driver CPC
• Minimum Training and Qualification Requirements
• 03    Goods Vehicle Drivers’ Hours and Working Time
• *EU Driving and Rest Time Rules
• Enforcement and Penalties
• Reporting of Illegal Operations
• Which Rules Apply?
• *European Union Rules
• British Domestic Rules
• *Mixed EU and British Driving
• AETR Rules
• Working Time
• The Road Transport Directive (RTD)
• The National Minimum Wage
• Self-Employment
• Tax Relief on Driver Allowances
• 04    Goods Vehicle Drivers’ Records
• Exemptions from Record Keeping
• Record Books
• 05    Tachographs – Fitment and Use Requirements
• Introduction of Digital Tachographs
• Legal Requirements for Analogue Tachographs
• Exemptions
• Employers’ Responsibilities
• Drivers’ Responsibilities
• Tachograph Calibration, Sealing and Inspection
• Tachograph Breakdown
• Use of Analogue Tachographs
• Offences
• The Analogue Tachograph Instrument
• Chart Analysis
• Digital Tachographs
• Typical Digital Equipment
• Production of Digital Records
• 06    Driver Licensing and Licence Penalties
• Driver Licensing
• Driving Licences
• Vehicle Categories/Groups for Driver Licensing
• Application for Licences and Vocational Entitlements
• Medical Requirements for Vocational Entitlements
• Licence Fees and Validity
• Production of Driving Licences
• International Driving Permits
• Exchange of Driving Licences
• Driving Licence Penalty Points and Disqualification
• 07    Driver Testing and Training
• Driving Tests
• Driver Training
• Transport Training
• 08    Vehicle Registration, HGV Road User Levy, Excise Duty and Trade Licences
• Vehicle Registration
• HGV Road User Levy
• Vehicle Excise Licences
• Trade Licences
• Recovery Vehicles
• Rebated Heavy Oil
• Oil Storage
• 09    Insurance (Vehicles and Goods in Transit) and Conditions of Carriage
• Motor Vehicle Insurance
• Fleet Insurance
• Additional Insurance Cover
• Goods in Transit Insurance
• Conditions of Carriage
• Security
• 10    Road Traffic Law
• Speed Limits
• Lighting-Up Time
• Stopping, Loading and Unloading
• Tramways
• Motorway Driving
• Hazard Warning Flashers
• Temporary Obstruction Signs
• Lights During Daytime
• Parking
• Lorry Road User Charging
• Lorry Routes and Controls
• London Safer Lorry Scheme
• Bus Lanes
• High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes
• Level Crossings
• Level and Tram Crossings
• Weight-Restricted Roads and Bridges
• Owner Liability
• Fixed Penalties
• Civil Enforcement Officers
• Pedestrian Crossings
• Builders’ Skips
• Abandoned Motor Vehicles
• Retention and Disposal of Seized Vehicles
• Wheel Clamps
• Overloaded Vehicles
• Road Traffic Accident Procedure
• Road Humps – Traffic Calming
• Sale of Unroadworthy Vehicles
• Seat Belts
• Stowaways
• Use of Radios and Telephones in Vehicles
• Traffic and Weather Reports
• Smuggling
• Road Safety Act 2006
• 11    Goods Vehicle Dimensions and Weights
• Definitions
• Length
• Width
• Height
• Authorized Weight Regulations
• ISO Container Dimensions and Weights
• Weight Offences
• 12    Construction and Use of Vehicles
• Definitions of Vehicles
• International Vehicle Classifications
• Constructional and Maintenance Requirements
• Use of Vehicles
• Trailer and Semi-Trailer Coupling and Uncoupling
• Type Approval
• Vehicles Covered
• Responsibility for Compliance
• Responsibility for Type Approval
• The Standards Checked
• Arrangements for First Licensing of Vehicles
• Alteration to Vehicles
• 13    Vehicle Lighting and Marking
• Obligatory Lights
• Side Marker Lamps
• End-Outline Marker Lamps
• Lighting Switches
• Visibility of Lights and Reflectors
• Lights on Projecting Loads
• Direction Indicators
• Optional Lamps
• Warning Beacons
• Swivelling Spotlights (Work Lamps)
• Rear Retro-Reflectors
• Side Retro-Reflectors
• Front Retro-Reflectors
• Vehicle Markings
• 14    Goods Vehicle Plating, Annual Testing and Vehicle Inspections
• Annual Testing
• Plating of Goods Vehicles and Trailers
• Enforcement Checks on Vehicles
• Inspection Notices and Prohibitions
• Light Vehicle Testing
• Northern Ireland Certification of Vehicles
• 15    Light Vehicle (MoT) Testing
• Vehicle Classes
• The Test
• Production of Test Certificates
• Vehicle Defect Rectification Schemes
• 16    Vehicle Maintenance and Maintenance Records
• Maintenance Advice
• The Choice: To Repair or Contract Out
• Maintenance Contracts
• In-House Repairs
• Vehicle Inspections
• Vehicle Servicing
• Cleaning of Vehicles
• Enforcement of Maintenance Standards
• Maintenance Records
• Driver Reports of Vehicle Faults
• Defect Repair Sheets
• Inspection Reports
• Service Records
• Wall Planning Charts
• Vehicle History Files
• 17    Safety – Vehicle, Loads and at Work
• C&U Requirements
• The Safety of Loads on Vehicles
• Distribution of Loads
• Road Safety
• Safety Reports
• Health and Safety at Work
• The COSHH Regulations 2002 (as amended)
• The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (RIDDOR)
• Electric Storage Batteries
• Risk Management
• Fire Safety
• First Aid
• Work-based Safety Signs
• Vehicle Reversing
• Safe Tipping
• Sheeting of Loads
• Safe Parking
• Work at Height
• Noise at Work
• Forklift Truck Safety
• Freight Container Safety Regulations
• Operation of Lorry Loaders
• Safety in Dock Premises
• 18    Loads – General, Livestock, Food, etc
• Length and Width of Loads
• Carriage of Livestock
• Food
• Sand and Ballast Loads
• Landfill Tax
• Solid Fuel Loads
• Container Carrying
• Fly-Tipping
• 19    Loads – Abnormal and Projecting
• Abnormal Indivisible Loads
• Special Types Vehicles
• Internet Notifications for Abnormal Loads (ESDAL)
• Escorts for AILs
• High Loads
• Projecting Loads
• Lighting on Projecting and Long Loads
• 20    Loads – Dangerous, Explosive and Waste
• Legislation Summary
• UK Carriage by Road Regulations
• The ADR Convention
• Definition and Classification of Dangerous Goods
• Responsibilities
• Exemptions
• Transport Information and Documentation
• Information to be Displayed on Containers, Tanks and Vehicles
• Emergency Procedures
• Security Provisions
• Enforcement
• Carriage of Explosives
• Radioactive Substances
• Driver Training
• Dangerous Goods Safety Advisers (DGSAs)
• Controlled and Hazardous Waste
• Packaging Waste
• 21    Fleet Car and Light Vehicle Operations
• Excise Duty
• Insurance
• Construction and Use Regulations
• Safe Use of Mobile Phones, etc
• Drivers’ Hours and Records
• Speed Limits
• Seat Belts
• Fuel Consumption Tests
• SAFED Training for Van Drivers
• Daily Walk Around Checks for Van Drivers
• 22    Vehicle Fuel Efficiency
• Fuel and Vehicle
• Fuel Economy Aids
• Fuel and Tyres
• Fuel and the Driver
• Fuel and Fleet Management
• Fuel Economy Checklist
• Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme
• Freight Best Practice
• Reducing Fuel Bills
• Gas-Powered Heavy Trucks
• Low-Sulphur Diesel
• Biodiesel
• Electricity and Other Options
• 23    Mobile Communications and Information Technology in Transport
• Safety
• Satellite-Based Communications Systems
• Information Technology in Transport
• HM Revenue & Customs
• Computerization in Transport
• Intelligent Transport Systems
• Teleroute
• The Data Protection Act 1998 (as amended)
• Freedom of Information Act 2000
• 24    Transport and the Environment
• Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)
• Impact of Transport
• Possible Solutions
• Natural Gas Vehicles
• Electric Vehicles
• Dual Fuel and Other Vehicles
• Reverse Logistics
• Cooperative and 3PL Initiatives
• 25    Business Management in Transport
• Quality Management
• Quality Assessment and Accreditation
• Establishing a Quality System
• Quality Procedures Manual
• Other Documentation
• Training to Achieve Quality Standards
• Monitoring of Quality Standards
• Further Information
• Debt Collection
• Insolvency
• The Competition Act
• 26    International Haulage
• Transport Implications
• Entry to the International Road Haulage Market
• Community Licensing
• Road Haulage Cabotage
• Road Haulage Permits
• International Carriage of Goods by Road – CMR
• Customs Procedures and Documentation
• The TIR Convention
• The ADR Agreement
• Carnets de Passage en Douane
• ATA Carnets
• ‘De Suivi’ Document
• Road Tolls
• European Lorry Bans
• Environmental Plaques on Heavy Lorries
• Miscellaneous Requirements
• 27    Intermodal Freight Transport
• Unit Loads and Loading Units
• Bimodal Systems
• Rolling Motorway Systems
• Piggyback Transport
• Rail Freight
• Inland Waterways
• Short-Sea Shipping
• Containers
• Swap Bodies
• *Where reference is made to the EU, at the time of writing the rules and regulations referred to remain in force.
• Appendices
• I The Traffic Area Network (TAN)/(VOL)
• II Transport Trade Associations and Professional Bodies
• III Other Organizations Connected with Transport and Transport Journals
• IV Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) Weighbridges
• V Authorities and Police Forces (for Notification of Abnormal Load Movements)
• VI UK Bridge, Tunnel and Toll Road Tolls
• VII Dimensions, Weights and Capacities for ISO Containers (Imperial and Metric Units)
• VIII Permissible Maximum Vehicle Dimensions in Europe
• IX Permissible Maximum Vehicle Weights in Europe (Tonnes)
• Further Information
• Index
• Copyright