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

615 Pages·2022·6.49 MB·English

by  Glen Davies

Lowe’s Transport
Manager’s and
Operator’s Handbook
2022
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52nd edition
Lowe’s Transport
Manager’s and
Operator’s Handbook
2022
David Lowe with Glen Davies
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 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-second edition published in Great Britain and the United States in 2022
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ISBNs
Hardback 978 1 3986 0576 3
Paperback 978 1 3986 0528 2
Ebook 978 1 3986 0577 0
ISSN 2399-5114
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library.
Typeset by Hong Kong FIVE Workshop
Print production managed by Jellyfish
Printed and bound by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon CR0 4YY
CONTENTS
Biographical Notes xiv
Introduction by Glen Davies xvi
01 Goods Vehicle O-Licensing 1
Administration of Licensing System 2
The Vehicle O-Licensing System 3
O-Licences Not for Sale 4
Exemptions from O-Licensing 4
The Vehicle User 7
Rental of Vehicles 9
Hire and Contract Hire 10
Leasing 10
Restricted and Standard O-Licences 11
Requirements for O-Licence 12
Licence Application 21
Additional Vehicles 36
Licence Variation 38
Transfer of Vehicles 38
Notification of Changes 39
Subsidiary Companies 39
Temporary Derogation 39
Production of O-Licences 40
TCs’ Powers of Review 40
Penalties against O-Licences 41
The Upper Transport Tribunal 44
Northern Ireland Licensing 47
Use of Light Commercial Vehicles 49
Foreign Vehicles in the UK 50
02 Professional Competence 52
Who May Become Professionally Competent? 52
Proof of Professional Competence 53
Examinations 54
Transfer of Qualifications 62
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Driver CPC 62
Minimum Training and Qualification Requirements 66
03 Goods Vehicle Drivers’ Hours and Working Time 68
Which Rules Apply? 68
European Union and AETR Rules 69
GB Domestic Rules 81
Mixed EU/AETR and GB Domestic Rules 83
AETR Rules 84
Working Time 85
The Regulations 85
The National Minimum Wage 87
Self-Employment 88
Tax Relief on Driver Allowances 89
Enforcement and Penalties 91
Reporting of Illegal Operations 91
04 Drivers’ Hours Records – GB Domestic Rules 93
Exemptions from Written Record Keeping 94
Record Books 94
05 Drivers’ Hours Records – EU/AETR rules 98
Legal Requirements for Tachographs 98
Exemptions 99
Employers’ Responsibilities 102
Drivers’ Responsibilities 104
Tachograph Calibration, Sealing and Inspection 105
Tachograph Breakdown 108
Use of Analogue Tachographs 109
The Analogue Tachograph Instrument 114
Chart Analysis 118
Digital Tachographs 118
Typical Digital Equipment 129
Production of Digital Records 129
Smart Tachographs 133
Offences 134
Production of Records 135
Contents vii
06 Driver Licensing and Licence Penalties 136
Driver Licensing 136
Driving Licences 138
Vehicle Categories/Groups for Driver Licensing 142
Application for Licences and Vocational Entitlements 148
Medical Requirements for Vocational Entitlements 150
Licence Fees and Validity 158
Production of Driving Licences 161
International Driving Permits 161
Exchange of Driving Licences 162
Driving Licence Penalty Points and Disqualification 164
07 Driver Testing and Training 177
Driving Tests 177
Large Goods Vehicle Driver Apprenticeship 191
Specialist Training 192
Continuing Professional Development 194
08 Vehicle Registration, HGV Road User Levy, Excise Duty and
Trade Licences 196
Vehicle Registration 196
HGV Road User Levy 200
Vehicle Tax 201
Trade Licences 215
Recovery Vehicles 218
Rebated Heavy Oil (Red Diesel) 220
Oil Storage 221
09 Insurance (Vehicles and Goods in Transit) and Conditions of
Carriage 222
Motor Vehicle Insurance 222
Fleet Insurance 228
Additional Insurance Cover 229
Goods in Transit Insurance 231
Conditions of Carriage 233
Security 236
10 Road Traffic Law 237
Speed Limits 240
Lighting-Up Time 244
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Stopping, Loading and Unloading 244
Tramways 246
Motorway Driving 247
Hazard Warning Flashers 251
Temporary Obstruction Actions 252
Lights During Daytime 253
Parking 253
Lorry Routes and Controls 254
London Safer Lorry Scheme 258
Bus Lanes 259
High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes 260
Level Crossings 260
Level and Tram Crossings 260
Weight-Restricted Roads and Bridges 261
Owner Liability 261
Fixed Penalties 262
Civil Enforcement Officers 267
Pedestrian Crossings 267
Builders’ Skips 267
Abandoned Motor Vehicles 268
Retention and Disposal of Seized Vehicles 268
Wheel Clamps 269
Overloaded Vehicles 269
Road Traffic Collision Procedure 270
Road Humps – Traffic Calming 271
Sale of Unroadworthy Vehicles 271
Seat Belts 272
Stowaways 274
Smuggling 278
Use of Radios and Telephones in Vehicles 280
Traffic and Weather Reports 280
11 Goods Vehicle Dimensions and Weights 282
Definitions 283
Length 283
Width 290
Height 290
Authorized Weight Regulations 292
ISO Container Dimensions and Weights 296
Weight Offences 297
Contents ix
12 Construction and Use of Vehicles 301
Definitions of Vehicles 301
International Vehicle Classifications 302
Constructional and Maintenance Requirements 303
Use of Vehicles 338
Trailer and Semi-Trailer Coupling and Uncoupling 341
Type Approval 341
Responsibility for Compliance 344
Responsibility for Type Approval 345
The Standards Checked 345
Arrangements for First Licensing of Vehicles 345
Alteration to Vehicles 346
13 Vehicle Lighting and Marking 348
Obligatory Lights 348
Side Marker Lamps 353
End-Outline Marker Lamps 354
Lighting Switches 354
Visibility of Lights and Reflectors 354
Direction Indicators 354
Optional Lamps 355
Warning Beacons 356
Swivelling Spotlights (Work Lamps) 357
Rear Retro-Reflectors 357
Side Retro-Reflectors 357
Front Retro-Reflectors 358
Vehicle Markings 358
14 Goods Vehicle Plating, Annual Testing and Vehicle
Inspections 371
Annual Testing 371
Plating of Goods Vehicles and Trailers 384
Enforcement Checks on Vehicles 390
Inspection Notices and Prohibitions 396
Northern Ireland Certification of Vehicles 399
15 Light Vehicle (MOT) Testing 404
Vehicle Classes 405
The Test 407
Vehicle Defect Rectification Schemes 410