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: PSV notices and proceedings for the north west of England 6th December 2023Notice of bus and coach operator licence applications to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the North West of England.
- Guidance: PSV notices and proceedings for the east of England 6th December 2023Notice of bus and coach operator licence applications to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the east of England.
- Guidance: HGV applications and decisions for the north east of England 6th December 2023Applications for HGV operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the north east of England.
- Guidance: HGV applications and decisions for Wales 6th December 2023Applications for HGV operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for Wales.
DVSA
- Guidance: MOT special notice 04-23: updates to MOT testing guide and test certificates 7th December 2023Changes to the MOT testing guide and test certificates from 6 December 2023.
- Statistical data set: Driving instructor statistics (INS) 6th December 2023Data on approved driving instructors, compulsory training and incidents.
- Statistical data set: Driving test statistics (DRT) 6th December 2023Data on driving tests and pass rates.
- MOT testing guide for test stations 6th December 2023How the MOT scheme is administered and the rules for authorised examiners, testers and testing different types of vehicles.