What's New

The Withdrawal Agreement has received royal assent and confirmation by the European Parliament is expected to pass without incident meaning that the UK will leave the EU at the end of January.

We recently reported that the Freight Transport Association (FTA) had been critical of proposals for the UK’s first city centre Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) in Oxford (see Oxford Zero Emission Zone upsets hauliers).

A leading law firm has reminded transport operators that they may be caught by tax changes due to come into effect in April 2020 if they engage drivers through their own personal service companies directly or through an agency.

New data shows that members of the Logistics Emissions Reduction Scheme (LERS) cut their carbon dioxide (CO2) vehicle emissions by 4% in 2018.

Ahead of the 2020 London Mayoral Election, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called on whoever wins to work more closely with the logistics sector to make the capital cleaner, safer and more efficient.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has said that its previous three-stage complaints process is to be simplified so that it can resolve customer complaints more quickly.

The first of five next generation Stena Line RoPax vessels to be completed at the AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China, the Stena Estrid has started service this month (January 2020) on the Holyhead to Dublin route.

Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council have published final draft proposals for the UK’s first city centre Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ), to be introduced later this year.

Details of work to remove the steel barrier on the M20 in Kent, installed last year as part of Operation Brock (see Kent roads are Brexit-ready), have been confirmed by Highways England.

Anyone looking to get away in the spring and thinking that the early May bank holiday would be ideal for a long weekend needs to think again this year as the Government has decided to move it from its usual first Monday in May spot.