LOWE'S TRANSPORT MANAGER'S AND OPERATOR'S HANDBOOK 2021.

649 Pages·2021·8.957 MB·English

by  DAVID LOWE

Lowe’s Transport
Manager’s and
Operator’s Handbook
2021
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51st edition
Lowe’s Transport
Manager’s and
Operator’s Handbook
2021
David Lowe with Glen Davies
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First published in Great Britain as The Transport Manager’s Handbook in 1970 by Kogan Page Limited
Nineteenth edition published as The Transport Manager’s and Operator’s Handbook in 1989
Forty-first edition published as Lowe’s Transport Manager’s and Operator’s Handbook in 2010
Fifty-first edition published in Great Britain and the United States in 2021
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ISBNs
Hardback 978 1 78966 830 8
Paperback 978 1 78966 828 5
Ebook 978 1 78966 829 2
ISSN 2399-5114
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
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CONTENTS
Biographical Notes xiv
Introduction by Glen Davies xv
01 Goods Vehicle Operator Licensing 1
Administration of Licensing System 3
The Vehicle Operator Licensing System (VOL) 4
‘O’ Licences Not for Sale 4
Exemptions from ‘O’ Licensing 4
The Vehicle User 8
Rental of Vehicles 9
Hire and Contract Hire 10
Leasing 11
Restricted and Standard ‘O’ Licences 12
Requirements for ‘O’ Licensing 13
Licence Application 22
Additional Vehicles 37
Licence Variation 39
Transfer of Vehicles 39
Notification of Changes 40
Subsidiary Companies 40
Temporary Derogation 40
Production of ‘O’ Licences 41
TCs’ Powers of Review 41
Penalties against ‘O’ Licences 42
The Upper Transport Tribunal 45
Northern Ireland Licensing 49
Use of Light Goods Vehicles 51
Foreign Vehicles in the UK 51
Impounding of HGVs 52
02 Professional Competence 53
Who May Become Professionally Competent? 54
Proof of Professional Competence 54
Examinations 55
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Transfer of Qualifications 63
Driver CPC 64
Minimum Training and Qualification Requirements 67
03 Goods Vehicle Drivers’ Hours and Working Time 70
Which Rules Apply? 70
European Union and AETR Rules 71
GB Domestic Rules 83
Mixed EU/AETR and GB Domestic Rules 86
AETR Rules 86
Working Time 87
The Regulations 88
The National Minimum Wage 90
Self-Employment 91
Tax Relief on Driver Allowances 92
Enforcement and Penalties 94
Reporting of Illegal Operations 95
04 Goods Vehicle Drivers’ Records 96
Exemptions from Written Record Keeping 97
Record Books 97
05 Tachographs – Fitment and Use Requirements 102
Legal Requirements for Analogue Tachographs 102
Exemptions 103
Employers’ Responsibilities 106
Drivers’ Responsibilities 108
Tachograph Calibration, Sealing and Inspection 109
Tachograph Breakdown 112
Use of Analogue Tachographs 113
The Analogue Tachograph Instrument 118
Chart Analysis 122
Offences (All Tachographs) 122
Production of Records (All Tachographs) 124
Digital Tachographs 124
Typical Digital Equipment 135
Production of Digital Records 135
Smart Tachographs 139
Anti-Fraud Measures 140
Contents vii
06 Driver Licensing and Licence Penalties 141
Driver Licensing 141
Driving Licences 144
Vehicle Categories/Groups for Driver Licensing 149
Application for Licences and Vocational Entitlements 155
Medical Requirements for Vocational Entitlements 158
Licence Fees and Validity 166
Production of Driving Licences 168
International Driving Permits 169
Exchange of Driving Licences 170
Driving Licence Penalty Points and Disqualification 172
07 Driver Testing and Training 186
Driving Tests 186
Large Goods Vehicle Driver Apprenticeship 204
Driver Training 205
Continuing Professional Development 207
08 Vehicle Registration, HGV Road User Levy, Excise Duty and
Trade Licences 209
Vehicle Registration 209
HGV Road User Levy 213
Vehicle Tax 213
Trade Licences 231
Recovery Vehicles 234
Rebated Heavy Oil (Red Diesel) 236
Oil Storage 238
09 Insurance (Vehicles and Goods in Transit) and Conditions of
Carriage 239
Motor Vehicle Insurance 239
Fleet Insurance 245
Additional Insurance Cover 246
Goods in Transit Insurance 248
Conditions of Carriage 250
Security 253
10 Road Traffic Law 255
Speed Limits 258
Lighting-Up Time 262
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Stopping, Loading and Unloading 263
Tramways 264
Motorway Driving 266
Hazard Warning Flashers 270
Temporary Obstruction Actions 270
Lights During Daytime 271
Parking 271
Lorry Road User Charging 272
Lorry Routes and Controls 273
London Safer Lorry Scheme 277
Bus Lanes 279
High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes 279
Level Crossings 279
Level and Tram Crossings 280
Weight-Restricted Roads and Bridges 280
Owner Liability 281
Fixed Penalties 281
Civil Enforcement Officers 286
Pedestrian Crossings 287
Builders’ Skips 287
Abandoned Motor Vehicles 288
Retention and Disposal of Seized Vehicles 288
Wheel Clamps 288
Overloaded Vehicles 289
Road Traffic Accident Procedure 290
Road Humps – Traffic Calming 290
Sale of Unroadworthy Vehicles 291
Seat Belts 291
Stowaways 294
Smuggling 299
Use of Radios and Telephones in Vehicles 300
Traffic and Weather Reports 301
11 Goods Vehicle Dimensions and Weights 302
Definitions 303
Length 303
Width 310
Height 310
Authorized Weight Regulations 313
ISO Container Dimensions and Weights 317
Weight Offences 317
Contents ix
12 Construction and Use of Vehicles 322
Definitions of Vehicles 322
International Vehicle Classifications 323
Constructional and Maintenance Requirements 324
Use of Vehicles 360
Trailer and Semi-Trailer Coupling and Uncoupling 363
Type Approval 363
Responsibility for Compliance 366
Responsibility for Type Approval 367
The Standards Checked 367
Arrangements for First Licensing of Vehicles 367
Alteration to Vehicles 368
13 Vehicle Lighting and Marking 370
Obligatory Lights 370
Side Marker Lamps 375
End-Outline Marker Lamps 376
Lighting Switches 376
Visibility of Lights and Reflectors 376
Direction Indicators 376
Optional Lamps 378
Warning Beacons 378
Swivelling Spotlights (Work Lamps) 379
Rear Retro-Reflectors 379
Side Retro-Reflectors 379
Front Retro-Reflectors 380
Vehicle Markings 380
14 Goods Vehicle Plating, Annual Testing and Vehicle
Inspections 392
Annual Testing 392
Plating of Goods Vehicles and Trailers 405
Enforcement Checks on Vehicles 411
Inspection Notices and Prohibitions 417
Northern Ireland Certification of Vehicles 420
15 Light Vehicle (MOT) Testing 425
Vehicle Classes 427
The Test 428
Vehicle Defect Rectification Schemes 431