New Dutch penalties for violations
Penalties and violations On March 24, 2023, the Dutch regulations on penalties for road transport violations were updated. These changes pertain to penalties for violations of drivers’ working times and tachographs. The new regulations introduce several significant changes, including the classification of violations as serious, very serious, and most serious. For example, the provisions of…
Agnieszka Martinez
End of grace period for carriers from EU in UK
Grace period is finished EU carriers’ rights in UK On 24 December 2022, a number of legislative changes resulting from the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) signed between the European Union and the United Kingdom came into effect, as stated in a letter from the British Department for Transport. Until 31 March 2023, there was…
Non-EU carriers : increase French controls
Non-EU carriers : increase French controls Do you know that as a non-European transport company you need an ECMT or a bilateral authorization? The French authorities are carrying out a control campaign regarding the conformity of non-EU carrierss In view of the large number of roadside checks carried out in France on transport companies based…
Certificate A1 – obligation to verify the social situation of the foreign contractor in France
Certificate A1 : obligations in France Obligation of vigilance of the contracting party using a transport undertaking not established in France for a service with loading or unloading location in France. How is the requirement for certificate A1 defined by European legislation? As explained in the Regulations No 883/2004 and 987/2009 on the coordination of…
Belgium tested first remote controls of the tachographs
First remote control The SMART TACHOGRAPH ERA is rapidly advancing, not only in terms of the functionalities of the tachographs themselves but also in the control side of things. Recently, the Federal Highway Police in Belgium conducted a successful test of an antenna called DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communications), which allows for remote control of…
Martyna VALUZYTE
Ban on rest in the cabin
Ban on rest in the cabin – no changes so far, but the EC will soon clarify the European rules on this obligation. In connection with numerous complaints about the bad enforcement practices of the mentioned ban that the inspectors carry out inspections in the incorrect right way especially in France and Sweden. There are…
Weekly rest time road checks in France
Weekly rest time Since the beginning of 2022, it seems that less and less Polish carriers’ trucks and buses have been seen on the roads in France. Companies are getting fed up with irregular and illegal inspections in France. Have you been controlled in France for taking rest in the cab? Have you received a…
National French rules: drivers cannot spend their rest time in the light commercial vehicles
New French rules – Rest time Few years ago, the French authorities have adopted new French rules regulations under Decree n°2019 -1428 of December 24, 2019, which impose an obligation to provide an accommodation outside the vehicle for daily and weekly rest periods on transport operators carried out by light commercial vehicles (below 3,5t). In…
Is “Macron’ Law” still applicable in France?
Massive communication about new posting rules coming from the Directive 2020/1057 caused a consequence that transport companies misunderstood the total frame of all posting rules in Europe and did not pay an attention to still applicable local rules as, for example, the French “Macron Law” which is still applicable even for the bilateral operations if the transport…
How many penalty’ points may a truck driver get in Germany?
Truck driver : penalty ? International trucking companies and its truck drivers maintain the transportation of goods throughout Europe, but in conducting this business they must comply with many European regulations in order to be compliant. Any truck driver (German or non-German) has to comply according to the posting rules and penalty points on their driving…