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Plain-English guides to operator licensing, drivers' hours, tachographs and roadworthiness - written from the DVSA guidance, updated when it changes.
Drivers · 2 min read
Driver CPC explained - who needs it, the 35 hours, and the DQC expiry trap
Driver Certificate of Professional Competence for LGV and PCV drivers: periodic training, the Driver Qualification Card, exemptions, penalties, and how to track it.
Updated 22 Aug 2026
Drivers · 3 min read
Driver licence checks - how often, what to check, and the consent you need first
The practical guide to checking vocational licences: DVLA check codes, Access to Driver Data, the D906-style mandate, penalty-point risk banding and what to record.
Updated 22 Aug 2026
Drivers' hours · 3 min read
Drivers' hours rules explained - EU/AETR, GB domestic and working time in one page
The limits a tachograph analysis checks against: daily and weekly driving, breaks, daily and weekly rest, the Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations, and how infringements are graded MI, SI, VSI and MSI.
Updated 22 Aug 2026
Roadworthiness · 2 min read
HGV, PSV and trailer annual test - how to check expiry, trailer IDs and what the result history tells you
Where annual-test (MOT) records for lorries, buses, coaches and trailers live, how to look them up by registration or trailer ID, why the first-time pass rate matters, and how to prepare.
Updated 22 Aug 2026
Operator licensing · 2 min read
OCRS and Earned Recognition - how DVSA decides who to stop
What the Operator Compliance Risk Score measures, how to see yours, how it is calculated from tests and encounters, and what DVSA Earned Recognition changes.
Updated 22 Aug 2026
Operator licensing · 3 min read
Operator licence undertakings - what you actually promised the Traffic Commissioner
The standard undertakings on a goods or PSV operator licence, what each one means day to day, and how to evidence them.
Updated 22 Aug 2026
Roadworthiness · 3 min read
Safety inspection intervals - the DVSA 4–13 week table and how to plan by ISO week
How to choose, declare and keep to a safety-inspection frequency under the DVSA Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness (April 2025), including the 12-year rule, VOR and brake testing.
Updated 22 Aug 2026
Drivers' hours · 3 min read
Tachograph download rules - 28 days for cards, 90 days for vehicle units
What the law requires operators to download, how often, what to do with the data, how long to keep it, and what "missing mileage" means.
Updated 22 Aug 2026
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