Call for evidence outcome

Changes to the UK operator licensing regime and arrangements for the temporary posting of workers in the UK and EU: request for evidence

From:: Department for Transport
Published: 29 June 2021
Last updated: 24 January 2022 — See all updates

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Goods Vehicle Operator Licensing: summary of responses and outcome

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Detail of outcome

Summary of responses and outcome of the call for evidence on changes to the operator licensing regime and arrangements for the temporary posting of workers in the UK and EU. The main outcomes were:

the call for evidence received a total of 113 responses
a slight respondent majority supported the new requirements, with several feeling that the licensing regime should be extended more widely to all UK operators
for environmental considerations, a slight majority were of the view that the same parking and advertising requirements for heavy goods vehicle operators should apply to light goods vehicle (LGV) operators, although the Department for Transport decided to proceed as intended
a small number of organisations replied that, due to these changes, they would need to either employ new qualified transport mangers or send existing transport managers on a course to obtain qualification
responses broadly agreed that around 21,000 LGVs in Great Britain and Northern Ireland would be affected by the planned changes, and that around 4,200 operators would need to apply for an operator licence

This information was released on the 24 January 2022.

Original call for evidence

Call for evidence description

Consultation asking for evidence and views on changes to the operator licensing regime within the UK that need to be made following the conclusion of the EU trade agreements. The changes to the operator licensing regime are:

an extension to include vehicles that weigh more than 2.5 tonnes used for hire and reward on international journeys
the posting of workers to ensure that an employee carrying out a service in an EU member state on a temporary basis has rights

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