Roadside law

UK traffic law
- 16 May 2010
- By Commercial Motor
The main statutes governing the law on road traffic are The Road Traffic Act 1988, The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 and The Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988. These … more
Enforcement agency powers and roadside prohibitions
- 22 June 2010
- By Commercial Motor
The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) was created in 2003 following the merger of the Vehicle Inspectorate and the Traffic Area Network division of the Department for Transport.

VOSA … more
Graduated Fixed Penalty Notices (GFPs)
- 22 June 2010
- By Commercial Motor
Graduated Fixed Penalty Notices (GFPs)

Under the Road Safety Act 2006, since 28 May 2009 VOSA has had the power to issue on the spot fines to drivers for offences such as … more
Clandestine entrants and civil penalty notices
- 03 June 2010
- By Commercial Motor
Under section 34(3) of the Immigration & Asylum Act 1999 (“the Act”), a person is liable to a penalty under section 32 of that Act for bringing a clandestine entrant to the … more
Load security
- 22 June 2010
- By Commercial Motor
Securing loads

Insecure loads are a danger to the public and overloading may make the vehicle difficult to control and therefore dangerous. The load does not have to actually fall off a vehicle for … more
Parking, loading and unloading
- 22 June 2010
- By Commercial Motor
Parking

HGV drivers often struggle to find the space to park their vehicle safely and legally before they unload their trailer for a delivery. This is especially the case when the load’s … more
Lorry bans
- 22 June 2010
- By Commercial Motor
The Department for Transport (DfT) has established the regulatory framework for restrictions on delivery, including lorry bans, primarily through the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

This … more
Speed limits and overtaking
- 17 May 2010
- By Commercial Motor
Speed limits

The maximum speed limits for all vehicles, including HGVs, are listed in the Highway Code. The 30mph limit on most residential roads for all motor transport is no arbitrary figure; … more
O-licence revoked for giving false driver name to VOSA
- 10 January 2012
- By Roger Brown
Scaffolding company Weather Tec has had its O-licence revoked and a director banned from driving commercial vehicles for a month after he instructed a driver to give a false name to a VOSA traffic … more
WA Clark O-licence suspended over extra lorry
- 31 January 2012
- By Roger Brown
Banffshire haulier WA Clark has had its O-licence suspended for two weeks after it was discovered running an extra vehicle without authorisation.

In a written decision following a December public … more