Lowe's Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook 2022

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Title Page
Copyright pAGE
Contents
Biographical Notes
Introduction by Glen Davies
01 Goods Vehicle O-Licensing
	Administration of Licensing System
	The Vehicle O-Licensing System
	O-Licences Not for Sale
	Exemptions from O-Licensing
	The Vehicle User
	Rental of Vehicles
	Hire and Contract Hire
	Leasing
	Restricted and Standard O-Licences
	Requirements for O-Licence
	Licence Application
	Additional Vehicles
	Licence Variation
	Transfer of Vehicles
	Notification of Changes
	Subsidiary Companies
	Temporary Derogation
	Production of O-Licences
	TCs’ Powers of Review
	Penalties against O-Licences
	The Upper Transport Tribunal
	Northern Ireland Licensing
	Use of Light Commercial Vehicles
	Foreign Vehicles in the UK
02 Professional Competence
	Who May Become Professionally Competent?
	Proof of Professional Competence
	Examinations
	Transfer of Qualifications
	Driver CPC
	Minimum Training and Qualification Requirements
03 Goods Vehicle Drivers’ Hours and Working Time
	Which Rules Apply?
	European Union and AETR Rules
	GB Domestic Rules
	Mixed EU/AETR and GB Domestic Rules
	AETR Rules
	Working Time
	The Regulations
	The National Minimum Wage
	Self-Employment
	Tax Relief on Driver Allowances
	Enforcement and Penalties
	Reporting of Illegal Operations
04 Drivers’ Hours Records – GB Domestic Rules
	Exemptions from Written Record Keeping
	Record Books
05 Drivers’ Hours Records – EU/AETR rules
	Legal Requirements for Tachographs
	Exemptions
	Employers’ Responsibilities
	Drivers’ Responsibilities
	Tachograph Calibration, Sealing and Inspection
	Tachograph Breakdown
	Use of Analogue Tachographs
	The Analogue Tachograph Instrument
	Chart Analysis
	Digital Tachographs
	Typical Digital Equipment
	Production of Digital Records
	Smart Tachographs
	Offences
	Production of Records
06 Driver Licensing and Licence Penalties
	Driver Licensing
	Driving Licences
	Vehicle Categories/Groups for Driver Licensing
	Application for Licences and Vocational Entitlements
	Medical Requirements for Vocational Entitlements
	Licence Fees and Validity
	Production of Driving Licences
	Exchange of Driving Licences
	Driving Licence Penalty Points and Disqualification
07 Driver Testing and Training
	Driving Tests
	Large Goods Vehicle Driver Apprenticeship
	Specialist Training
	Continuing Professional Development
08 Vehicle Registration, HGV Road User Levy, Excise Duty and Trade Licences
	Vehicle Registration
	HGV Road User Levy
	Vehicle Tax
	Trade Licences
	Recovery Vehicles
	Rebated Heavy Oil (Red Diesel)
	Oil Storage
09 Insurance (Vehicles andGoods in Transit) and Conditions of Carriage
	Motor Vehicle Insurance
	Fleet Insurance
	Additional Insurance Cover
	Goods in Transit Insurance
	Conditions of Carriage
	Security
10 Road Traffic Law
	Speed Limits
	Lighting-Up Time
	Stopping, Loading and Unloading
	Tramways
	Motorway Driving
	Hazard Warning Flashers
	Temporary Obstruction Actions
	Lights During Daytime
	Parking
	Lorry Routes and Controls
	London Safer Lorry Scheme
	Bus Lanes
	High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes
	Level Crossings
	Level and Tram Crossings
	Weight-Restricted Roads and Bridges
	Owner Liability
	Fixed Penalties
	Civil Enforcement Officers
	Pedestrian Crossings
	Builders’ Skips
	Abandoned Motor Vehicles
	Retention and Disposal of Seized Vehicles
	Wheel Clamps
	Overloaded Vehicles
	Road Traffic Collision Procedure
	Road Humps – Traffic Calming
	Sale of Unroadworthy Vehicles
	Seat Belts
	Stowaways
	Smuggling
	Use of Radios and Telephones in Vehicles
	Traffic and Weather Reports
11 Goods Vehicle Dimensions and Weights
	Definitions
	Length
	Width
	Height
	Authorized Weight Regulations
	ISO Container Dimensions and Weights
	Weight Offences
12 Construction and Use of Vehicles
	Definitions of Vehicles
	International Vehicle Classifications
	Constructional and Maintenance Requirements
	Use of Vehicles
	Trailer and Semi-Trailer Coupling and Uncoupling
	Type Approval
	Responsibility for Compliance
	Responsibility for Type Approval
	The Standards Checked
	Arrangements for First Licensing of Vehicles
	Alteration to Vehicles
13 Vehicle Lighting and Marking
	Obligatory Lights
	Side Marker Lamps
	End-Outline Marker Lamps
	Lighting Switches
	Visibility of Lights and Reflectors
	Direction Indicators
	Optional Lamps
	Warning Beacons
	Swivelling Spotlights (Work Lamps)
	Rear Retro-Reflectors
	Side Retro-Reflectors
	Front Retro-Reflectors
	Vehicle Markings
14 Goods Vehicle Plating, Annual Testing and Vehicle Inspections
	Annual Testing
	Plating of Goods Vehicles and Trailers
	Enforcement Checks on Vehicles
	Inspection Notices and Prohibitions
	Northern Ireland Certification of Vehicles
15 Light Vehicle (MOT) Testing
	Vehicle Classes
	The Test
	Vehicle Defect Rectification Schemes
16 Vehicle Maintenance and Maintenance Records
	The Choice: In-House or Contract Out
	In-House Maintenance
	Vehicle Servicing
	Cleaning of Vehicles
	Maintenance Records
	Driver Defect Reports
	Inspection Reports
	Service Records
	Maintenance Planning
17 Safety – on the Road and at Work
	Road Safety
	Vehicle Safety
	Load Safety
	Distribution of Loads
	Workplace Transport Safety
	Health and Safety at Work
	The COSHH Regulations 2002 (as Amended)
	The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR)
	Vehicle Batteries
	Risk Management
	Fire Safety
	First Aid
	Workplace Safety Signs
	Vehicle Reversing
	Safe Tipping
	Sheeting Loads
	Safe Parking
	Work at Height
	Noise at Work
	Forklift Truck Safety
	Freight Container Safety Regulations
	Operation of Lorry Loaders
	Safety in Dock Premises
	Health and Safety Enforcement
18 Loads – General, Livestock, Food, etc
	Load Dimensions
	Carriage of Livestock
	Food
	Sand and Ballast Loads
	Landfill Tax
	Solid Fuel Loads
	ISO Containers
	Fly-Tipping
19 Loads – Abnormal and Projecting
	Abnormal Indivisible Loads
	Special Types Vehicles
	ESDAL Abnormal Load Notification
	Escorts
	High Loads
	Projecting Loads
	Lighting on Projecting and Long Loads
20 Loads – Dangerous Goods and Waste
	Dangerous Goods by Road – UK
	ADR
	Definition and Classification of Dangerous Goods
	Responsibilities
	Exemptions
	Transport Information and Documentation
	Information to be Displayed on Containers, Tanks and Vehicles
	Emergency Procedures
	Security Provisions
	Enforcement
	Carriage of Explosives
	Class 7: Radioactive Substances
	Driver Training
	Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor (DGSA)
	Controlled and Hazardous Waste
	Packaging Waste
21 Light Vehicles
	Vehicle Roadworthiness
	Vehicle Tax
	Insurance
	Fuel
	Construction and Use Regulations
	Drivers’ Hours and Records
	Speed Limits
	Seat Belts
22 Vehicle Fuel Efficiency
	Fuel and Vehicle
	Fuel and Tyres
	Fuel and the Driver
	Fuel and Fleet Management
	Fuel Efficiency Checklist
	Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme
	Reducing Fuel Bills
23 Digital Communications and Technology
	Information Management Systems
	Mobile Communications Devices
	Tachograph Analysis
	Online Services
	Intelligent Transport Systems
	Data Protection (GDPR)
24 Transport and the Environment
	Impact of Transport
	Possible Solutions
	Alternative Fuels
25 International Operations
	Operators
	Drivers
	Vehicles
	Cross-Border Readiness
	Ways to Move Goods Across a Border
	Pre-Notification
	UK and EU Customs Procedures
	Customs Procedures by Country
	New Registration Rules
	UK Licence for the Community
	International Permits
	International Carriage of Goods by Road – CMR
	Cabotage
	The TIR Convention
	Carnets de Passage en Douane
	Road Tolls
	European Lorry Restrictions
	Miscellaneous Requirements
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