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Some good deeds go punished!

admin — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:26:39 +0000

Heads-Up Scaffolding recently looked to make a variation to their operator licence; increasing the number of vehicles authorised on their licence. Having managed to secure an o-licence themselves previously, and having followed the government guidance notes, they were pretty comfortable in making the GV81 operator licence variation themselves without using a transport consultancy.

Initially, everything went smoothly the public notice was correctly prepared and it was duly published in a qualifying local newspaper, all was fine that is until a few days after publication when out of the blue a couple of DVSA inspectors were at their door demanding to check 18 months of records. Requiring a full inventory of driver hours and maintenance inspections through to daily walk around checks and brake test printouts! Unbeknownst to them whenever a variation is submitted there exists a heightened risk of a routine check by the authorities. Sometimes it pays to have someone look over your paperwork for peace of mind. We recommend you contact www.transportaudits.co.uk for an evaluation report on your transport administrations systems before you take the plunge – and ask ‘please sir can I have some more’.

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When it goes wrong!

admin — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:07:23 +0000

James recently prepared his own public notice using a government template and although convinced he got it right, and after having checked it many times, unfortunately, he still made a minor error in the address of the operating centre.

The Traffic Commissioner wrote back to him some weeks later, after he had submitted his online application and paid the non-refundable statutory fee of £257 for his application, to advise him that it would be necessary to re-advertise his public notice before expiry of the 21-day deadline. With just a few days to remaining, he found himself once again having to pay the Birmingham Mail £969.12+vat for his public notice. Don’t get caught out – save time and money contact us today, to arrange your public notice, alternatively, let the team at www.goodsvehiclelicence.co.uk manage the whole application process for a fixed fee, starting from £199+vat.

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Introducing FLEET FRIEND – supporting your transport compliance – Goods Vehicle Licence

admin — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 09:40:11 +0000

GVL Management Limited is pleased to announce the launch of Fleet Friend™ your online support buddy for transport compliance. It is a simple, easy to use transport management system, providing you with a single, simple scheduling email delivered straight to your inbox every Monday morning to help you; stay legal, stay profitable, and stay focused on running your core business… not running your vehicles.

How it works

Fleet Friend is a scheduling system created in a responsive user-friendly way. It helps increase your productivity and manage work, providing timely reminders and escalation reports should you be at critical-risk of non-compliance.

With FLEET FRIEND™ we can help you take care of ALL the annoying paperwork, ALL of the hassle, for ALL your vehicles..From just £1 a day.

Click FLEET FRIEND™ to discover more and take advantage of a 30 day no-obligation trial.

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