In accordance with the FORS Rules and Procedures, please remember that your Bronze re-approval audit must take place at least 30 calendar days prior to expiry of your current Bronze accreditation.  This ensures that you have enough time left between your on-site audit and your accreditation expiry date to receive the audit results and to conduct a follow-up … Read more

Since 1 April, paper operator licence application forms are no longer available to download as the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) steps up its efforts to encourage hauliers to apply online. The DVSA says that paper applications take nine weeks to process as opposed to six weeks online. So the change should benefit operators. … Read more

Glasgow City Council has announced proposals for the introduction of Scotland’s first Low Emission Zone (LEZ) – which aims to tackle air pollution in the city centre and to make Glasgow a better place in which to live in, work and visit. The LEZ will be introduced in two phases. Phase one, starting on 31 … Read more

Transport for London (TfL) has recently released the star ratings for Euro VI Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) as part of the Direct Vision Standard (DVS), which forms part of the Mayor and TfL’s Vision Zero approach to eliminating all deaths and serious injuries from London’s roads by 2041. The ratings are now available via vehicle manufacturers. … Read more