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New Toll Increases for HGVs at Dartford Crossing Set to Take Effect

Dartford Crossing HGV charges to rise by 40...

Jul 02, 2025No Comments

Hauliers will pay significantly more to move goods between Essex and Kent after the Department for Transport (DfT) confirmed the first Dartford Crossing toll charge

New Licence Rules for Heavier Electric Vans Introduced

New Licence Rules for Heavier Electric Vans...

Jun 10, 2025Comments off

Updated driving licence regulations for zero-emission vehicles come into effect today (10 June 2025), making the switch to electric vans simpler for drivers. Under the

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MOT problems for 4.25-tonne electric vans i...

Feb 25, 2025Comments off

The transition to zero-emission vehicles is a cornerstone of the UK’s strategy to combat climate change. Electric vans, particularly those with a Maximum Authorised Mass

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Rules for vehicle operators carrying out in...

Dec 18, 2024Comments off

The Department for Transport will be making legislative changes, at the earliest opportunity, to ensure the drivers’ hours rules meet international obligations. Ahead of these

Sharp increase in drink drive deaths.

Drink drive deaths highest since 2009

Jul 26, 2024Comments off

There’s been a sharp increase in the number of deaths on Britain’s roads caused by drunk drivers. Final figures for 2022 released by the Department

The NAO publishes its report on the state o...

Jul 24, 2024Comments off

The National Audit Office (NAO) issued its report on the current state of England’s local roads, and it is not good news. Their detailed conclusions

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Consultation opened of how to address the d...

Apr 16, 2024Comments off

On the 11th April 2024, the Department for Transport (DfT) open consultation on measures to relieve the driver shortage in the HGV and Bus/Coach sectors.

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More government delay on pavement parking

Feb 14, 2024Comments off

The government held a consultation on giving powers to local authorities to ban pavement parking and the consultation was closed in November 2020. At present,

Proposed changes to make MOTs fit for the f...

Jan 19, 2023Comments off

The Department for Transport has today (Wednesday 18 January) launched a public consultation on the future of MOTs in Great Britain. Views are being sought

Magtec leads project to accelerate adoption...

Jul 07, 2022Comments off

Magtec is heading a £3.25m government-backed project to help accelerate the adoption of zero emission trucks for NHS Wales and help support uptake across the