Key Updates:
- Confirmation that DVSA will fine drivers for spending a weekly rest in the cab, in ‘inappropriate’ parking places
- Confirmation of the change to the way that DVSA will collect fines at the roadside
- Information regarding the mandatory fitment of Smart Tachographs in vehicles from the 15 June 2019
- Rewording of the changes on removal of the counterpart highlighting the fact that counterparts remain valid in Northern Ireland
- Inclusion for the first time of Gov.uk Verify as an alternative to access the licence checking services
- Confirmation of the additional information a third party can now see using Check My License
- Confirmation that DVLA has now developed a new method for granting authorisation which would allow a third party to check licence details using a mobile phone
- Clarification of renewal periods for driving licences
- Changes to the medical requirements for driving licensing
- Changes to the way you can pay fixed penalties
- Addition of the contact details of the Northern Ireland office for paying fixed penalties and the comprehensive description of how fixed penalties work in Northern Ireland
Contents:
Staying Legal
Drivers’ legal requirements
Drivers’ hours
Working time
Tachographs and records
Driver licensing and Driver CPC
Driving offences
Speed limits
Stopping, parking, loading and unloading
Signs and directions
Motorways
Dangerous substances
Transporting waste
Congestion charging
O licences
Roadside enforcement
Vehicle condition
Vehicle lights
Vehicle loading
Vehicle weights
Vehicle testing
Driving best practice
Responsible driving
Minimising intrusion
Fuel efficiency
Telematics in transport
Customer care - going the extra mile
Looking after yourself
Driver fatigue
Healthy living
Health and safety at work
When things go wrong
Accidents
Breakdowns
Vehicle theft
Driving Abroad
Staying legal abroad
Useful contacts
HGV driver’s walk around check pull-out
140 pages with a 2 page pull out. 2019 Edition