1. Traffic and Transport Laws
of the
United Kingdom

2. Subjects covered The highway code
How it affects your conduct on the road
Driving licences including penalties & endorsements
How they affect your professional standing as an LGV driver, personal car insurance and your employers Operators Licence
Operator licences
How your professional conduct affects your employers business
Operator compliance risk score (O.C.R.S)
How it works and how your day to day work can have an affect upon it
Drivers hours, the working time directive (road transport directive) & your legal responsibilities
The basic rules that you should know, tachograph infringements, infringement letter notices and the signing of them
Vehicle safety & the construction & use regulations
How you have a direct influence on the vehicles safety record, and daily mechanical wellbeing

3. The commissioners court
Should a driver fall foul of the law the traffic commissioner has the power to suspend or revoke a drivers vocational licence at any time even if the offence has nothing to do with driving
This rule of suspension also applies to the court system of the UK but is aimed at the normal driving licence not vocationals
Further to this when a driver has had their licence returned by the DVLA following a suspension. The driver may be summoned before the commissioner to assess their competence and standing
The traffic commissioner may then further suspend the vocational licence for a period of time
The driver will get two invitations to appear before the commissioner if summoned to do so. Not to appear will result in the case being heard and dealt with in their absence

4. UK battenberg recognition
Orange
Light Blue
Mountain Rescue
Police
Dark Blue
Black
Coastguard
Highways Agency
DVSA
Rail
Ambulance
Fire
Blood

5. different thing. Can you tell what?
Traffic Signs
This slide will show four signs with the same symbol, however, they all mean a
different thing. Can you tell what?
Warning of cyclists
Cycle route (must use)
No cycling
Cycle lane

6. Your driver number The first five characters shown are your surname
If your name has fewer than five letters then a ‘9’ is added to make it up to five. IE --- BELL9
If your name has more than 5 letters only the first 5 are used. IE --- SMITH
The next set of characters is your date of birth which has been re-arranged into an official pattern.
Male DOB becomes;
Female DOB becomes;
The numbers of the year have been separated; for women, the number 5 is added to the first digit

7. Drivers responsibilities under the operator licence
Operator licencing
Drivers responsibilities under the operator licence
Drivers must hold a current vocational driving licence for the class and type of vehicle to be driven
Drivers must ensure that the vehicle to be driven is in a serviceable and roadworthy condition
Drivers must comply with all regulations governing driving and the use of LGV/PCV vehicles
Drivers must comply with all regulations in respect of drivers’ hours rules and tachographs

8. Rules on drivers’ hours and tachographs
The basics:
A rest period is:
An uninterrupted period where a driver may freely dispose of his time. Time spent working in other employment or under obligation or instruction, regardless of the occupation type, cannot be counted as rest, including where you are self-employed
A regular daily rest is:
A continuous period of at least 11 hours’ rest
A reduced daily rest period is:
A continuous rest period of at least 9 hours but less than 11 hours
A split daily rest period is:
A regular rest taken in two separate periods – the first at least 3 hours, and the second at least 9 hours

9. The operator compliance risk score
O.C.R.S. scores are;
Snapshots of time only
Recorded and kept for approximately 2 years
Updated on a weekly basis
Points based
A joint responsibility of the operator and the driver
A tool for government to regulate the transport / passenger transport industry
Failure to comply with the OCRS can result in prosecution for the driver and operator, action may be taken against the operators licence and the driver’s vocational licence by the traffic commissioner

10. Construction & Use Regulations
Speed-limiters and tachographs
All vehicles over 3.5t are required to have them fitted and they must be in a working condition
Speed limiters are now fitted to almost all commercial vehicles. There will be a calibration certificate displayed in the cab
Tachographs and speed limiters have seals and these must not be interfered with
It is part of a driver’s daily check and duty to check that the Tachograph calibration is in date by checking the stickers