Statutory guidance

Traffic commissioners: vocational driver conduct

Sets out vocational driver conduct matters to be referred to traffic commissioners by the Secretary of State for Transport (through DVLA).

From:
Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
Published
14 December 2015
Last updated
29 SeptemberJanuary 20222024 — See all updates

Documents

Statutory document no. 6: vocational driver conduct

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Statutory Document 6 - vocational driver conduct

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Annex A - entry points

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Annex B - entry points for military drivers

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Details

The Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain issues guidance and directions under section 4C(1) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 (as amended).

This guidance explains how the Senior Traffic Commissioner believes that traffic commissioners should interpret the law in relation to vocational driver conduct.

The directions are addressed to the traffic commissioners in respect of the approach to be taken by staff acting on behalf of individual traffic commissioners. They dictate the operation of delegated functions in relation to vocational driver conduct and provides suggested entry points for regulatory actions.

Published 14 December 2015
Last updated 29 SeptemberJanuary 20222024 + show all updates

  1. Amendment of rehabilitation periods following change in law by Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.

  2. Updates to the sections - driver disqualification - The Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 - Annexes A & B

  3. Publication of consultation draft to incorporate changes bought about by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 - https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/senior-traffic-commissioners-statutory-documents-2022-revisions

  4. Updated rehabilitation legal references (para 112)

  5. Clarification of Statutory Document status to assist document users

  6. Updating amended and appealed legislative references.

  7. Reflecting legal changes.

  8. Adding HTML version of stat doc and ODS annexes for accessibility purposes.

  9. Document updated.