Traffic Commissioner for Scotland (temporarily vacant, reserved functions covered by the Senior Traffic Commissioner)
Vacancy (Scotland)
Biography
Traffic Commissioner for Scotland (temporarily vacant, reserved functions covered by the Senior Traffic Commissioner)
Responsibilities are:
- the licensing of the operators of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) and of buses and coaches known as Public Service Vehicles (PSVs)
- the registration of local bus services
- granting vocational licences and taking action against drivers of HGVs and PSVs
- dealing with appeals against decisions by Scottish local authorities on taxi fares
- appointing parking adjudicators to the Parking and Bus Lane Tribunal for Scotland