Yearbook of Road Transport Law

Whether you are an operator of a large or small fleet, the Yearbook provides detailed essential information designed to keep you fully aware of all aspects of road transport legislation and other relevant areas, such as health and safety.

One free copy of the Yearbook is delivered to each member by the end of January. If you wish to purchase further copies for colleagues or other offices please ring the Member Service Centre on 08717 11 22 22 (calls may be recorded for training purposes).

In the 2007 edition

Freight Transport Association

  • Councils and offices

General operations

  • Construction and use of vehicles - main requirements
  • Diesel fuel
  • Drivers' hours, records and tachographs
  • Driving licences and the lgv driving test
  • Lighting, markers and reflectors
  • Loading of vehicles
  • Operator licensing
  • Prosecutions and court procedure
  • Registration
  • Road traffic
  • Sale of defective vehicles and parts, and extended warranties
  • Speed limits
  • Testing, plating and prohibitions
  • Trade licences
  • Type approval
  • Vehicle excise licensing
  • Weights and dimensions of vehicles

Specialised operations

  • Abnormal goods
  • Dangerous goods
  • Food distribution
  • Local authority activities
  • Passenger transport
  • Waste transport

Special vehicles

  • Cars, dual-purpose vehicles and vans
  • Dumpers
  • Electric vehicles
  • Engineering plant
  • Mobile cranes
  • Recovery vehicles
  • Tower wagons
  • Tractors
  • Works trucks and trailers

Overseas operations

  • Channel Islands and Isle of Man
  • International operations
  • Northern Ireland

Insurance, risk management and loss control

Employment

  • Employment legislation
  • Trade union legislation
  • Working time regulations

Health and safety

  • Health and safety - the law
  • Workplace transport and transport operations

Addresses

  • DVLA local offices
  • Employment relations
  • Goods vehicle testing stations
  • Government departments and agencies
  • Lgv driving and theory test centres
  • Traffic areas and Traffic Commissioners
  • VOSA
    • regional organisation
    • intelligence officers

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Registered Office - Hermes House, St John's Road Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9UZ
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