Safe or sorry
Additional compliance burdens – such as those imposed by London's low emission zone, FORS and CLOCS – are already being imposed on operators. Andrew Woolfall examines the new reality and the implications for justice
Stop on a sixpence
Advanced driver assistance systems – based on active, not just passive, safety – are already here and shortly to be mandated. Brian Tinham reports from Heyford Park on current and upcoming systems
Targeting non-compliance
The focus for law enforcement is changing as the traffic commissioners and DVSA review their strategies in light of modern technology. Andrew Woolfall explains
Tell it like it is
Two enforcers, one defender, with news on O-Licence reforms, DVSA’s future goals and what Brexit means to operators. Brian Weatherley reports on the IRTE’s legal stream seminar
More to CO2 emissions than tailpipe averages
Fleet engineers who made it to the 63rd IAA (Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung) Commercial Vehicles Show in Hannover last month cannot fail to have been impressed. Not only by the scale of the event (12 burgeoning halls at this massive fairground), but also by the sheer variety of trucks, trailers, vans, specialist vehicles, buses and coaches – and the equally comprehensive range of supporting technologies from suppliers world-wide.
Moving with the times
Updates to legislation, as well as the continuing need for less polluting buses and coaches could impact heavily on operators, manufacturers and technicians. Steve Banner charts likely changes
Legal update
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Brexit special: in the wake of last month’s referendum, which concluded with the UK voting to leave the EU, specialist transport law firm Backhouse Jones outlines the impact
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