Welcome to Transport-inform

This topic contains of wealth of letters, forms, and risk assessments relating to coronavirus and re-opening your business.

Provides details of the principal Acts governing the operation of coaches and buses.

Includes details on the regulatory bodies governing the passenger transport industry.

Provides you with advice and best practice on obtaining an O-licence in Great Britain, information on driving licences for passenger vehicles, and key information on operator licensing in the UK.

This section covers details on maintenance, testing and prohibition.

Includes road traffic offences and penalties, road traffic legislation, speed limits and road user charging.

Includes construction and use of vehicles and trailers, type approval, vehicle lighting requirements. It also includes information on PSVAR.

Includes topics on British domestic hours, drivers’ hours and road transport working time rules.

Includes recruitment and selection of staff, pay and benefits, termination of employment.

Includes Driver CPC, transport law and transport manager training and development.

Includes costing and budgeting, buy and selling a business, data protection, insurance in the passenger industry.

Outlines tendering procedures for operators and available grants and subsidies and concessionary fares.

Includes dealing with end-of-life vehicles, waste electrical and electronic equipment.

Provides an overview of transport health and safety, risk assessment in passenger transport operations. Includes procedures for accidents and breakdowns.

Includes international route planning and operating in the EU. Practical information for UK coach companies engaged in overseas operations is provided, country by country, including local vehicle restrictions, highways rules and equipment requirements.