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Waste Manager Receives Prison Sentence for Flouting the Law.The manager of a waste transfer station has been given a 12-month suspended prison sentence for running an illegal waste site at Torpoint, in Cornwall. Adam Wilcott, who managed the transfer station on behalf of Highgate Services, was also banned from ...
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Directors & Company Sentenced for Contravening Tyre Storage Laws.A man who ran illegal waste sites - dangerously hoarding over 1,000 tonnes of waste tyres - has been handed a 12-month suspended prison sentence. Andrew Eyre, 50 was 1 of 2 people and a company sentenced on Friday 17th January 2020. This was following enforcement ... Read More
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Why it's Important to Heed Police Safety AdvicePolice Safety Advice and Rules on the road, should be respected and adhered to at all times. Failure to do so can result not only in potentially dangerous situations, but also enforcement action and fines. Such is the case for two lorry drivers that ignored Police rules and ...
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Don't be a Victim of Fraud.We have encountered several instances of fraud perpetrated against clients that have lead to prosecutions under the ‘duty of care’ legislation. In one instant a fake permit was being used and in another a fake carrier registration and fake plates on the vehicle. ...
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Operator Licensing.We strongly advise operators to regularly and routinely audit and check PMI sheets to ensure they are correctly filled in. Common errors include not just stretching inspection intervals but the declaration of road worthiness not being ...
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Operator Licencing Disciplinary Hearings | Dyne's Results VS. National Results
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Dyne's Results |
National Results |
Revocation |
6.98%* |
35.9% |
Suspension |
13.9% |
15.7% |
Curtailment of Fleet |
30% |
30.6% |
*It should be noted that in the case of Dyne’s revocation outcomes this included situations where licences were revoked against the old entity but the new entity was granted a licence.
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Future Relationship Between the UK and the EU - Road Transport
On Friday at 11pm, the UK finally left the EU and over 3 and a half years of uncertainty. So now that Brexit has happened, what will happen to the road transport sectors? How will their business in the EU be affected? What are the governments plans for ...
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STGO ComplianceWhen an abnormal load movement does not comply with the Special Types General Order the special authority given to out of gauge and ‘technically’ overloaded vehicles is lost. This situation is colloquially termed “reverting to Construction and Use” and we have encountered a number of issues leading to enforcement ...
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Duty of CareAnyone operating in the waste supply chain should be vigilant and have a statutory duty to ensure they comply with their obligations to check whether or not sites receiving controlled waste have appropriate permits or exemptions and just as importantly. ...
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New HGV Vision Standards Coming to LondonFrom 26 October 2020, the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) scheme will require HGVs over 12 tonnes entering or operating in London to have a safety permit. The scheme is being introduced by Transport for London (TfL) and will require ...
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Fire Prevention - Wood RecyclingR Plevin & Sons Limited was fined £200,000 and ordered to pay £30,000 in prosecution costs linked to a breach of permit conditions and a failure to put in place systems to prevent or minimise risk of fire in stockpiles of waste ...
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Guidance on the Interim Regime for VolumetricsIn 2018, the Government introduced transitional arrangements for the operating weights of Mobile Concrete Batching Plant (colloquially known as 'Volumetrics'). As a reminder: 1) All MCBPs must have a valid 'MOT'. 2) You must hold an Operator's Licence to be able to operate Volumetrics on the road. 3) A Vehicle Special Order is ...
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