The Transport Manager's & Operator's Handbook 2007

i This page intentionally left blank ii This page intentionally left blank iii THE TRANSPORT MANAGER’S & OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK 2007 37th edition DAVID LOWE iv The masculine pronoun has been used in this book. This stems from a desire to avoid ugly and cumbersome language, and no discrimination, prejudice or bias is intended. Publisher’s note Every possible effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this book is accurate at the time of going to press, and the publishers and authors cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions, however caused. No responsibility for loss or damage occasioned to any person acting, or refraining from action, as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by the editor, the publisher or the author. First published as The Transport Manager’s Handbook This thirty-seventh edition published in Great Britain in 2007 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms and licences issued by the CLA. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside these terms should be sent to the publishers at the undermentioned address: Kogan Page Limited 120 Pentonville Road London N1 9JN United Kingdom www.kogan-page.co.uk © David Lowe, 2007 The right of David Lowe to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN-10 0 7494 4816 4 ISBN-13 978 0 7494 4816 5 Typeset by Saxon Graphics Ltd, Derby Printed and bound in Great Britain by Bell & Bain, Glasgow v Contents Biographical Note Acknowledgements Preface to the 37th Edition Introduction 1: Goods Vehicle Operator Licensing Administration of Licensing System The Operator Self-Service System ‘O’ Licences Not For Sale Exemptions from ‘O’ Licensing The Vehicle User Restricted and Standard ‘O’ Licences Requirements for ‘O’ Licensing Licence Application The TC’s Considerations Additional Vehicles Licence Variation Transfer of Vehicles Notification of Changes Subsidiary Companies Temporary Derogation Production of ‘O’ Licences TCs’ Powers of Review Licence Review Boards Penalties Against ‘O’ Licences xvii xx xxiii 1 9 11 11 12 13 15 17 18 25 33 42 45 46 46 46 47 47 48 48 48 vi Contents Licensing Courts/Transport Tribunal Northern Ireland Operations Use of Light Goods Vehicles Foreign Vehicles in the UK Impounding of Trucks 51 54 59 60 60 2: Professional Competence for Transport Managers Who May Become Professionally Competent? Proof of Professional Competence Classes of Competence Qualifications for Professional Competence Examinations Transfer of Qualifications Good Repute 62 64 64 64 65 68 76 77