Senior Traffic Commissioner's COVID-19 Response
On 17th March 2020, the Senior Traffic Commissioner issued a Statutory Document setting out the approach that traffic commissioners will adopt in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in Great Britain.
The document includes:
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The document includes:
- Temporary steps to assist operators who cannot meet the required financial standing levels;
- Advice on what an operator must consider if a transport manager is unable to attend work;
- Clear guidance on the period of grace process if the requirements to hold an operator's licence cannot be met;
- Information around how the traffic commissioners may approach applications for temporary exemptions to the requirement to hold an operator's licence;
- Guidance on the approach to be adopted for short notice requests around changes to local bus services and reducing the administrative burden on operators;
- Guidance on hearings attendance and the postponement of hearings
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