1. Transport Manager Calendar
16 November • Barnsley

2. James Firth
Head of Licensing Policy and Compliance Information FTA

3. Transport Manager Calendar
To date
February 2016
Changes to sentencing guidelines for Health and safety offences and corporate manslaughter
July 2016
Verification of container weights

4. Transport Manager Calendar
October 2016
Re-organisation of Traffic Commissioners
2017 financial standing rates set
Change to DQC validity periods 

5. Transport Manager Calendar
November 2016
Mandatory fitment of level 2 for Advanced Emergency Braking Systems for new types of vehicles
Arrangements for apprenticeship funding
23 November - Autumn statement, may include change to fuel duty
Go live of new Vehicle Operator Licensing System (VOLS) 
Go live of new DVA Online Driver Licensing System, Northern Ireland

6. Transport Manager Calendar
December 2016
Expected changes to OCRS by end of year
Department for Transport freight carbon proposals

7. Transport Manager Calendar
January 2017
New financial standing for standard operator licences
Latest issue of ADR published January 2017
January series of FTA Freight Council meetings around the regions
Standard
(current)
(from 1/1/17)
Restricted
(unchanged)
1st vehicle
£6,650
£7,858
£3,100
Subsequent vehicle
£3,700
£4,365
£1,700

8. Transport Manager Calendar
March 2017
UK Budget
March series of FTA Freight Council meetings around the regions
Triggering Article 50 to initiate Brexit (latest)

9. Transport Manager Calendar
April 2017
Apprenticeship levy comes into force
Changes to VED
M1 – passenger carrying vehicle with up to 8 passenger sets plus driver (a car),
M1SP – as per M1 but built for special purposes which would include motor homes, ambulances, hearses and other multi stage builds
M1G – vehicles designed for off road and meeting certain criteria

10. Transport Manager Calendar
May 2017
EU proposals for changes to operator licensing rules
Possible regulation of light commercial vehicles
Mayoral elections for Greater Manchester, West Midlands and Liverpool City Region
New EU regulation 45/2014 periodic testing of vehicles
Senior Traffic Commissioner to step down, appointment of new STC  

11. Transport Manager Calendar
June 2017
June series of FTA Freight Council meetings around the regions
October 2017
October series of FTA Freight Council meetings around the regions

12. Transport Manager Calendar
During 2017 – date unkown
Introduction of Earned Recognition
Proposed pavement parking ban in Scotland

13. Transport Manager Calendar
2018 and beyond
Severn crossing passing to public ownership
Aberdeen LEZ
London direct vision measures
Derby LEZ
New EU regulation on periodic testing of vehicles
Leeds LEZ
Fitment of level 2 AEBS for new purchased vehicles
Brexit
Civil penalty regime for clandestine immigrants
Glasgow LEZ
Southampton LEZ
Low Emission Zones
in 2019….
FPN for historic offences
Nottingham LEZ
Birmingham LEZ
GMC guidance to GPs on driver medical disclosure
London ULEZ
Tracking driver medical applications
Next Generation Digital Tachographs

14. Transport Manager Calendar
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