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.
CONTACT
Traffic Commissioner’s Office
- Guidance: Vehicle operator licence applications: guidance 28th August 2025List of traffic areas, local newspaper advert template and convictions and cautions you will need to declare when applying for a vehicle operator licence.
- PSV notices and proceedings for the west of England 28th August 2025Notice of bus and coach operator licence applications to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the west of England.
- PSV notices and proceedings for Wales 28th August 2025Notice of bus and coach operator licence applications to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for Wales.
- Goods vehicle applications and decisions for London and the south east of England 28th August 2025Applications for goods vehicle operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for London and the south east of England.
DVSA
- Guidance: Vehicle operator licence applications: guidance 28th August 2025List of traffic areas, local newspaper advert template and convictions and cautions you will need to declare when applying for a vehicle operator licence.
- Book a dangerous goods safety adviser exam 28th August 2025How to apply to book and take an exam if you want to become a dangerous goods safety adviser (DGSA) or renew your DGSA certificate.
- Guidance: Find a DVSA earned recognition auditor 26th August 2025Find contact details for approved auditors to carry out system and process audits on your vehicle operator business so you can join DVSA earned recognition.
- Check if you need to register a trailer before towing it abroad 25th August 2025You must register all trailers over 750kg to drive to or through most countries in Europe.