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Traffic commissioners: contingency and emergency planning, COVID-19

19 Mar 2020

Traffic commissioners: contingency and emergency planning, COVID-19

Advice: Heavy Goods and Public Service Vehicle Operators: COVID-19

 

Details

To recognise that the goods and passenger carrying industries may face significant challenges in the coming months, The Senior Traffic Commissioner has issued temporary guidance to the traffic commissioners on the way they carry out their regulatory duties during this period.

 

The attached document contains additional advice that will change as the situations develops.

 

You are advised to regularly check this page to ensure you have the most recent information available to you.

 

Guidance issued for the current exceptional and short term circumstances to cover:

  • Professional competence
  • Financial Standing
  • Effective and Stable Establishments
  • Goods - interim licences
  • Goods - temporary exemptions
  • Bus registrations
  • Community Passenger Transport
  • Attendance at Hearings

Read the guidance here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-heavy-goods-and-public-service-vehicle-operators-covid-19?utm_source=05276874-486d-4d16-9f3f-312bd4549852&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=immediate