Welcome to UKCOA’s exclusive legal hub, delivered in partnership by Backhouse Jones. The hub contains the very latest updates together with forthcoming events, webinars and additional services on offer to all members.
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Backhouse Jones’ Autumn Training Programme is now live, featuring a range of condensed courses from understanding defect reports, bridge strikes through to how to discipline your employees, not to mention Operator Licence Awareness courses and two-day Transport Manager Refreshers (delivered with Traffic Commissioner approval).
To view the current programme click on this link below.
ARTICLES
Road Regulatory
Traffic Commissioner Tweets – click here
Changes to the Highway Code: rules on using motorways – click here
OTC curtails licence due to bridge strike – click her
Newcastle – Clean air zone proposals – click here
Stoke-on-Trent clean air charge – click here
The “Find the AFT” service – click here
Changes to the Highway Code giving priority to walking and cycling – click here
Going online! Driver Tachograph Card transactions – click here
Keeping you safe – Updates to the Safer Transport Guidance for Operators – click here
DVSA desk-based assessments – The importance of sometimes being a desk pilot – click here
The Consequences of Bridge Strikes – A Timely Reminder – click here
Called to a Traffic Commissioner Public Inquiry? Do I need a Solicitor? – click here
Financial Standing in 2021 – click here
Fuel prices increase – click here
Face masks on transport after 19 July 2021 – click here
Face Coverings on Home to School Transport – click here
Speed limiter response will no longer be tested at annual test – click here
Coach and Bus Operators: Reporting Serious Incidents to the DVSA – click here
Traffic Commissioners’ Annual Report 2019-2020 – click here
Insured or not insured? That is the question! – click here
Construction & Use Test – click here
‘Because it’s the Law! …. – click here
Employment
The Kickstart Scheme – Closing soon! – click here
3 years? It’s been too long GDPR! – click here
Furlough Caselaw – Does failing to furlough an employee make a dismissal unfair? – click here
Judge rules staff ‘off sick’ can visit pubs – click here
Covid Cases – Employment Tribunals – click here
Uber drivers are workers not self-employed, Supreme Court rules – click here
Green Card update – click here
Contracts of Employment: The law has changed – click here
Competitive Interviews in a Redundancy Process – click here
The Trade Union Act – click here
Modern Slavery Act 2015 – click here
Dispute Resolution
Tendering for success – click here
Check twice or pay twice – click here
Clandestine entrants: The practicalities – click here
Did you know that not paying promptly can damage your business? – click here
Grab your money BACK – click here
Corporate & Property
Top Tips for Selling Your Business – click here
Health & Safety
“Health & Safety – do it or get sued!” – click here
COVID-19
Brexit
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
BACKup
BACKup is the future for legal advice. Do you charge by the hour? We don’t.
Our BACKup service has been devised to cover the pinch points of businesses in the coach sector, namely the management and safekeeping of the Operator’s Licence together with the management of people, all for an affordable fixed monthly fee based on an operator’s authorised fleet. The scheme provides 24/7 immediate access to expert transport lawyers regarding wide ranging regulatory and HR matters together with representation at Public Inquiry or Employment Tribunal.
Our service minimises the calamities and costs that can be caused by disputes and litigation because, let’s be frank, if a crisis happens, the time for preparation has passed. Our lawyers take the reins, enabling operators to concentrate on the core business of running a transport business.
UKCOA members will receive a 10% discount if they join the Backhouse Jones BACKup subscription product. For more information email maketing@backhouses.co.uk, call 01254 828300 or click here.
Training
At Backhouse Jones we understand the demands of running a business and the difficulty in allocating sufficient time for training. But can you afford to be without it and why take the risk?
To simplify matters we have compiled a portfolio of key training programmes which can be tailor-made to suit your operational requirements. Training is available in either manageable bite sized chunks or intensive full day brainstorming sessions.
For more information email marketing@backhouses.co.uk, call 01254 828300 or click here.
Compliance Reviews
Our O-Licence compliance reviews provide a bespoke, independent snap-shot identifying the level of compliance being achieved by the teams in your business.
Reviews are undertaken by our experienced department of regulatory solicitors and the reports focus on general O-Licence issues, such as driving licences and the reporting of convictions together with maintenance matters (forward planning, PMI sheets, defect reporting, brake testing) and tachograph analysis.
Backhouse Jones prides itself on delivering industry specific narrative reports with each section providing a summary of findings and recommendations of how issues may be addressed in order to develop best practice and 20:20 strategic vision for your business.
For more information email marketing@backhouses.co.uk, call 01254 828300 or click here.
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CONTACT US
Backhouse Jones are offering UKCOA Members a free all advice line. Members can benefit from triage advice on any legal matter Backhouse Jones can deal with.
This includes Road Regulatory, Employment/HR, Dispute Resolution and Commercial.
Initial advice is offered on a range of topics including –
The initial 30 minutes will be free and then rates will be offered for subsequent work.
Please call 01254 828300 and state that you are a UKCOA member.