Transport News

1. Guidance: Changes to HGV and bus driving licences and tests from 15 November 2021

   There will be changes to the way driving tests work for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and bus drivers from 15 November 2021. Find out how the changes affect you.

2. Guidance: New rules for towing a trailer with a car from 15 November 2021

   There will be new rules about towing a trailer or caravan with a car from 15 November 2021. Find out how the changes affect you.

3. Guidance: Drive an HGV or bus professionally while you're training

   Apply to drive an HGV, bus or coach professionally for up to 12 months before taking all the qualifying tests if you’re doing certain training courses.

4. Statement to Parliament: The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2022: draft legislation

   Draft legislation concerning minimum engine size requirements for the A2 motorcycle test and licence upgrade entitlements.

5. Statutory guidance: Regulations to simplify driving licence upgrade and motorcycle test rules

   Draft regulations to change licence upgrades if you take a test in an automatic vehicle, and to reduce the motorcycle engine capacity needed for some tests.

6. Statement to Parliament: Motor vehicle driving licences: HGV driver shortage

   Increasing capacity for testing candidate HGV drivers, combined with supporting legislation, aims to relieve the pressure on the haulage industry.

7. Correspondence: DVSA Chief Executive letter to driving instructors about reducing driving test waiting times and the suspension of industrial action

   Letter from Loveday Ryder, Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), about reducing waiting times, standards checks and HGV driving tests.

8. Open consultation: Temporary extension to road haulage cabotage

   Proposes implementing a temporary legislative extension of road haulage cabotage to alleviate pressures with the supply chain due to lorry driver shortages.

9. News story: Government set to bolster supply chains by extending cabotage rights

   Announcing a consultation to temporarily amend cabotage rules and a package of measures to support the pig industry.

10. 4. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

    Headlamp, position lamps, daytime running lamps, stop lamps, indicators, hazard warning lamps, fog lamps, reversing lamps, lighting ‘tell-tales’, trailer electrical socket, electrical wiring and battery rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.