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Archive for October , 2009
Digital tachographs: time change
Friday 23rd October 2009Operators are reminded that on Sunday (25 October) the clocks go back one hour at 01:00hrs.
DVLA contingency arrangements during Royal Mail industrial action
Friday 23rd October 2009FTA has learnt that the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is putting in place contingency arrangements during the period of Royal Mail industrial action.
Technique 'maps' crash suspect
Friday 23rd October 2009As Mohammed Patel is jailed for deliberately causing car crashes to make false insurance claims, the use of so-called
Directors: A failure to pay tax can lead to personal liability on insolvency
Thursday 22nd October 2009Following the decision of the High Court in the case of E D Games Limited [2009], a director of a company which is in financial difficulties, who is responsible for the company’s failure to pay tax, could potentially face personal liability as a result of that failure.
FREE: Company Health Check
Thursday 22nd October 2009In times of uncertainty and financial pressures it is important to ensure that your internal business structures and systems are working for you, rather than against you
Shareholders Agreement - Critical or Not?
Tuesday 13th October 2009A shareholders agreement is perhaps one of the most critical documents that a privately owned company can have.
Man admits false bus crash claim
Tuesday 13th October 2009A man who claimed compensation for injury after a bus crash has admitted in court that he was not on board the vehicle at the time of the collision.
Abnormal Indivisible Loads (AIL): proposed speed limit increase
Thursday 8th October 2009The Highways Agency is proposing to increase the speed limits for certain AIL vehicles with a gross weight of between 150 and 250 tonnes on motorways and dual carriageways.
Road freight activity: traffic falls sharply in 2008
Thursday 8th October 2009New data on road freight activity in Great Britain shows hgv activity falling sharply in 2008 as the economy slowed and entered recession.
Hgv annual testing: FTA maintains cautious support for Authorised Testing Facilities
Thursday 8th October 2009FTA has responded to the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency’s (VOSA) consultation with industry on the development of Authorised Testing Facilities (ATFs). Under the plans, 80 per cent of hgv testing will be undertaken by VOSA staff at private premises by 2012.
Cap on a "week's pay"
Thursday 1st October 2009On 1st October 2009, the cap on a "week's pay" for calculating statutory redundancy payments and unfair dismissal compensation will increase from £350 to £380.
The Operator Licence Regulation
Thursday 1st October 2009This will introduce a uniform system of operator licensing across all member states of the European Union, which is not too different from the successful GB model already in place.
Road accidents: fall to 'all time' lows
Thursday 1st October 2009The Department for Transport has published the statistical report Reported Road Casualties Great Britain 2008: Annual Report.
