Statutory guidance
[WITHDRAWN] Traffic commissioners: contingency and emergency planning, coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Withdrawn guidance following consultation.
A Statutory Document setting out the approach that traffic commissioners will adopt in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in Great Britain.
The document provides guidance for and advice on:
- operators who temporarily cannot meet the required financial standing levels
- when a transport manager is unable to attend work
- the period of grace process if the requirements to hold an operator’s licence cannot be met
- operators who are unable to access their operating centres
- the approach to be taken when considering the financial evidence of an operator applying for interim authorisation
- how the traffic commissioners may approach applications for temporary exemptions to the requirement to hold an operator’s licence
- the approach to be adopted for short notice requests around changes to local bus services and reducing the administrative burden on operators
- hearings attendance and the postponement of hearings
This Statutory Document was updated on 30 July 2020 to include guidance on:
- operators running duplicate services
- the 72 hour local authority notice period
Updates to this page
Published 17 March 2020Last updated 14 March 2023 + show all updates
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Guidance updated to indicate withdrawal following consultation
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Adding HTML version for accessibility purposes.
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Statutory Document updated.
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Stat doc updated to include an increased maximum period of grace for financial standing and the resumption of in-person hearings.
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