On 25 July 2023, the Court of Appeal delivered its judgment dismissing the appeals brought by UKTC and the truck manufacturers DAF and MAN. The appellants had been seeking to overturn the judgment of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (Tribunal) to award the RHA the first ever opt-in CPO on the… Read more »
CDS and GVMS downtime – Saturday 15th October
HMRC has announced downtime of both Customs Declaration Service and Goods Vehicle Movement System on Saturday 15 October 2022 21:30 to 22:30. Due to scheduled maintenance, creating, updating, or embarking a goods movement reference during this time will be affected. Declarations submitted in this time will be processed at the… Read more »
Inland Border Facilities update from HMRC Press Office
Two temporary Inland Border Facilities (IBFs) will be closing earlier than planned, in November 2022, HM Revenue and Customs have announced. The two remaining interim IBF sites Warrington and Ebbsfleet, will close on 13 November and 27 November respectively, following the closure of Birmingham and North Weald IBFs earlier this… Read more »
One month left for importers to move to single customs platform
Businesses importing goods only have a matter of weeks left to move across to the UK’s new streamlined customs system. Import declarations must be submitted through the new Customs Declaration Service from 1st October this year when it takes over from the Customs Handling Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system… Read more »
Deadline looms for new Customs system
Whilst the British International Freight Association (BIFA) is confident that its members have taken heed of its advice to prepare for the forthcoming changes to the UK’s customs entry processing systems, anecdotal evidence suggests that some of their customers may be less prepared. With HMRC monitoring the preparedness of customs… Read more »
FORS Affinity Partner Programme – introducing FORS Legal, powered by Backhouse Jones
FORS, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, is delighted to announce the launch of FORS Legal a subscription service to be provided as part of the Affinity Partner Programme by leading industry law firm Backhouse Jones. BACKup as the subscription service is known, moves away from a traditional fee-based relationship and… Read more »
Trutac warns operators of ‘current day and 28 days previous’ rule on recording drivers’ hours
TruTac is warning businesses about little-known but stringent tachograph compliance rules that require commercial vehicle operators to record and show evidence of drivers’ timetables – both during and outside of working hours – for the past 28 days. The majority of EU Mobility Package rules were introduced on 20th August 2020 and… Read more »
RHA given green light to represent the haulage industry in groundbreaking legal action
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (‘Tribunal’) has today delivered a landmark judgment entitling the Road Haulage Association to proceed with its collective claim on behalf of hauliers seeking damages from the major European truck manufacturers who were found to have operated a price-fixing cartel between 1997 and 2011. The claim is… Read more »
Leading by example – Driver Require sets a new benchmark for gold-standard industry compliance
Specialist driver recruitment agency, Driver Require, achieved the unique status of becoming the first UK agency to be REC Audited, a signed FCSA Supply Chain Partner and achieve the Logistics UK Driver Agency Excellence award. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, Driver Require deliberately set out a strategy to achieve accreditation… Read more »
No extension for DVS deadline but apply before March for leniency, says road safety expert
Transport for London’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) permit will be enforced from the beginning of March – and thousands of hauliers have still not applied. Goods vehicles over 12 tonnes now require a permit to drive into Greater London under DVS – which is based on a ‘star rating’ indicating… Read more »
