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Bridge strike will result in PI appearance

Drivers who hit bridges will be pulled in front of a traffic commissioner and could face “exceptionally harsh” punishments, warn road transport solicitors.

Keeping quiet about prison sentence leads to revocation

A West Midlands operator who failed to inform the traffic commissioner he had been sent to prison for grievous bodily harm has been disqualified and had his licence revoked.

Southport operator's licence application refused

A Southport operator has had his licence application for two lorries refused after the traffic commissioner found there had been “a blatant and unlawful use of large goods vehicles.”

Paperwork breaches uncovered in waste spot checks

The Environment Agency (EA) has reminded waste drivers that they must carry with them the correct paperwork after spot checks in Hertfordshire uncovered a series of breaches.

O-licence lost for communication and compliance failures

A Welsh operator with a history of poor compliance has had its O-licence revoked after failing to reply to correspondence from the traffic commissioner’s office.

‘Overwhelming’ evidence of fronting results in disqualification

A waste operator has had its licence revoked and its director disqualified for four years after a traffic commissioner found that it had been acting as a front for another company that had lost its O-licence.

Stobart-owned business WS Transportation fined £27,000 for breaking STGO regulations

WS Transportation were described in court as “reckless” after it transported a crane using a trailer with axles not designed to carry the heavy load.

Company fined £9,400 after employee falls from lorry bed

A company has been fined £9,400 after its employee fell from a lorry bed while unloading it in South East Wales.

UK drivers working for EU companies told to exchange qualification before October 31st

Drivers who work for EU companies and have a UK Driver CPC qualification have been told to consider exchanging it before 31 October.

Derbyshire sole trader has licence curtailed

A Derbyshire sole trader has had his licence curtailed and received a formal warning after a maintenance inspection uncovered incomplete records, a sub-standard MOT history and a raft of prohibitions.