Continuous and effective management is a vital part of your Operator Licence obligations.
Transport Auditing and Compliance Services can assist you in operating a safe, legal and compliant transport operation. We can help you manage your transport obligations more efficiently and effectively.
Operators have an undertaking to comply with various conditions on their O Licence and failure to comply is a criminal offence. These include:
- The laws relating to driving and the use of vehicles are to be observed
- Rules on driving hours must be observed
- Vehicle and trailers must be maintained in a safe and serviceable condition
- Defect reporting must be carried out correctly
- Record keeping must be maintained and available
SERVICES
O Licence Management and Administrition
Save time and money. Several types of fleet management assistance are available from regular visits to remote assistance, depending on your needs.
O Licence Compliance Auditing
Severals types of audits can be carried out. As part of your undertakings, for presentation at a public inquiry or quality monitoring.
Quality Monitoring
Regular quality monitoring of your maintenance and/or drivers’ hours arrangements will ensure you always meet your Operator Licence obligations.
Workshop Assessments
An assessment of the standard of yours or your maintenance providers workshop and facilities. This would include appropriate certification of equipment, equipment available for use, documentation used, necessary insurance, facilities available
External Transport Manager
Placement of an external Transport Manager on long term as a nominated Transport Manager, short term to assist whilst finding an appropriate candidate or assistance with a restricted licence.
Bespoke Transport Audits
Assistance in carrying out or developing your own internal transport audits.
Self Assessment
Carry out a self-assessment to establish the standard of your transport management and what improvements may be required.
CONTACT
Traffic Commissioner’s Office
- Guidance: HGV applications and decisions for Scotland 18th March 2024Applications for HGV operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for Scotland.
- Guidance: PSV notices and proceedings for Scotland 18th March 2024Notice of bus and coach operator licence applications to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for Scotland.
- Guidance: PSV notices and proceedings for London and the south east of England 18th March 2024Notice of bus and coach operator licence applications to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for London and the south east of England.
- Guidance: PSV notices and proceedings for the West Midlands 18th March 2024Notice of bus and coach operator licence applications to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the West Midlands.
DVSA
- Guidance: Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) inspection manual: buses and coaches 15th March 2024How buses and coaches are inspected when they're being approved under the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) scheme to make sure they're safe to be used.
- Guidance: Drink-drive rehabilitation scheme: areas and course providers 13th March 2024A list of approved drink-drive rehabilitation scheme course providers and the areas where they provide courses in England and Scotland.
- Guidance: Find a dangerous goods safety adviser 13th March 2024Find contact details for dangerous goods safety advisers (DGSA) that can help you transport dangerous goods safely.
- Statistical data set: Driving instructor statistics (INS) 13th March 2024Data on approved driving instructors, compulsory training and incidents.