Consultation outcome

Changes to rules for transport operator licences

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This consultation has concluded

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Response to public consultation on implementing EC Regulation 1071/2009 rules concerning the occupation of road transport operator

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Changes to operator licensing rules for vehicles under 3.5 tonnes towing small trailers

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Detail of outcome

The consultation response gives a summary of comments received in regards to the consultation. It also summaries what the Department for Transport proposes to do next as a result of the feedback.

The ‘Changes to operator licensing rules for vehicles under 3.5 tonnes towing small trailers’ document outlines how the rules are changing from 4 December 2011.


Original consultation

Summary

Consultation on how to approach the implementation of EC Regulation 1071/2009 which relates to operator licences for lorries, coaches and buses.

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Consultation description

The rules on the operator licensing (O-licensing) of lorries, coaches and buses are substantially based on an existing EC directive that sets out common rules that all EC member states must apply to their domestic O-licensing systems for hire or reward operators. That directive will be replaced by a new EC regulation which will apply from 4 December 2011. This regulation makes a number of changes to the rules that will affect how the requirements to apply for and hold a Hire or Reward (Standard) O-licence will operate in Great Britain.

The department carried out a 6-week consultation exercise between 4 April and 20 May 2011 to seek views on the policy approach to be taken.

The department received 21 responses to the consultation exercise. The response document summarises the responses received on each question asked in the consultation, provides the department’s response to each and summarises the outcome in terms of taking the issues forward.

Documents

Public consultation on implementing EC Regulation 1071/2009 rules concerning the occupation of road transport operator

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Public consultation on implementing EC Regulation 1071/2009 rules concerning the occupation of road transport operator

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Impact assessment of the EC’s 3 regulations on international road transport

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Published 4 April 2011

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