1. Transport Manager Calendar
14 September • Chepstow

2. Karen Dee
Director of Policy 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
Revision of FORS standards
Arrangements for apprenticeship funding
Check of exchange rate between Euro and Sterling for financial standing
Department for Transport freight carbon proposals

5. Transport Manager Calendar
November 2016
Mandatory fitment of level 2 for Advanced Emergency Braking Systems for new types of vehicles
23 November - Autumn statement, may include change to fuel duty

6. Transport Manager Calendar
December 2016
Go live of new Vehicle Operator Licensing System (VOLS) by end of year
Expected changes to OCRS by end of year

7. Transport Manager Calendar
January 2017
New financial standing for standard operator licences
Latest issue of ADR published January 2017
Triggering Article 50 to initiate Brexit
January series of FTA Freight Council meetings around the regions

8. Transport Manager Calendar
March 2017
UK Budget
STC to leave (spring 2017), appointment of new STC
March series of FTA Freight Council meetings around the regions

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

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 unknown
Introduction of Earned Recognition
Proposed pavement parking ban in Scotland

13. Transport Manager Calendar
During
Mandatory fitment of level 2 for Advanced Emergency Braking Systems for new vehicles (November 2018)
Introduction of Ultra Low Emission Zone in London (2018/2019)
Introduction of other low emission zones
Severn crossing passing to public ownership – possible reduction in charges
New EU regulation on periodic testing of vehicles applies
Next generation digital tachographs

14. Transport Manager Calendar
Dates to be confirmed
Fixed penalty enforcement for historic offences
Increased penalties for use of mobile phones
Tracking driver medical applications
General Medical Council confidentiality guidance

15. Transport Manager Calendar
Dates to be confirmed
Online driver licence service in Northern Ireland
Direct vision for hgvs entering London
Response from consultation on the revision to improve clandestine civil penalty regime