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10 O-licence applications and decisions that grabbed our attention this week - 28 August 2018

Commercial Motor picks out some of the latest O-licence applications and decisions issued.

Haulier and hotelier fined for illegal waste

Three men from the North East, including a haulage company boss, have been ordered to pay more than £10,000 for illegally landfilling waste.

Money smuggling results in prison sentence

A haulage boss from Poland who tried to leave the UK with £862,560 of laundered money concealed in two suitcases has been sentenced to prison for three years and four months following an HMRC investigation.

The 10 most common mistakes O-licence holders make

CM looks at the 10 most common mistakes O-licence holders make and provides tips on how to easily avoid them.

Safety breaches led to loss of truck driver’s arm and a fine

Goole-based haulage and storage firm H Walton has been fined £200,000 for safety breaches after a truck driver suffered injuries leading to the loss of his left arm.

Kitson joins DVSA as director of enforcement

The DVSA has appointed Marian Kitson as director of enforcement. Kitson, who will start on 10 September, joins from the HMRC compliance group, where she was assistant director.

Traffic Commissioners reveal expenses, presents and interests

Traffic Commissioners (TCs) and their deputies claimed £93,960 in travel and subsistence from April 2017 to March 2018, a leap from the previous year’s £57,771.

10 O-licence applications and decisions that caught our attention this week - 20 August 2018

Commercial Motor picks out some of the latest O-licence applications and decisions issued.

Suspended sentence for skip hire operator

A Cambridgeshire operator has been sentenced to four months in prison, suspended for two years, after mixed commercial and construction waste was illegally stored at a site.

O-licence application wait time cut in 2017/18

The average processing time for an O-licence application fell from 11 weeks to just over seven in 2017/18, according to the latest annual report from the Office of the Traffic Commissioner (OTC).