O Licence
Did you know that it’s standard practice for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) regional enforcement team to inspect an operator’s site if they’ve newly registered or been issued with a fixed penalty notice?
DVSA inspectors have wide-ranging powers and their inspections are mandatory under the terms of your Goods Vehicle Operator Licence.
All of which can make O Licence compliance seem daunting.
But it doesn’t need to be when you work with Road Skills.
Our unique O Licence Audit, which is measured against the latest Undertaking 2011 — not the 1995 undertaking issued to you by the Traffic Commissioners — takes the hassle out of compliance. We ensure you meet the correct Undertaking, with no need for second-guessing the answers or compiling complex reports, so giving you complete peace of mind.
We check all your procedures and policies are compliant, and if there are any gaps we recommend and can deliver the right training for you and your team.
You’ll simply need to answer a series of direct, straightforward questions — all addressing O Licence parameters — so we can check all your procedures and policies are compliant.
The areas we address are broken down into…
- The law relating to operating vehicles as it applies to O-Licence compliance
- Driver hours, tachographs, and associated record-keeping
- Observing speed limits
- Defect reporting, management and recording
- Vehicle maintenance and record keeping
- Compliance with vehicle and trailer load and weight limits
- Ensuring only an authorised operating centre is used, and vehicle numbers do not exceed those authorised for the centre
- Ensuring the Traffic
- Commissioner is notified of relevant changes within 28 days.
If we find any problems, we will identify what needs to be done and can also help you implement the changes through focused training for you and your team.
Call us now on 0113 436 0810 and let’s keep you O Licence compliant!
“Road Skills provide a common sense approach and means of monitoring training and compliance. Their O Licence audit is thorough. We have adopted and actioned their recommendations to remain compliant”Ian Miller, Managing Director, Frederick R Miller Ltd
Paul Nicholas Carter is known as Nick and has had over 30 years in the haulage business as a Director of his own multi-faceted transport company and, as such, had responsibility for finance, compliance and safety. He was one of the very first hauliers to attain FORS in Yorkshire (that is when he met David) and to achieve ISO 9001& 14001. Nick soon realised David’s system for introducing and maintaining FORS within a business was beneficial on so many levels and easy to use for staff training. It also became apparent that FORS gave him a competitive edge in being able to tender for contracts involving deliveries and specialist haulage projects within London.
David launched Road Skills in 1991 after recognising that too many fleet operators were not getting the training and support they needed to operate safely and profitably.
Rosemary has been with Road Skills since 2009 and brings a wealth of experience to keeping the company’s finances running smoothly and supporting the rest of the team.
Victoria has been with Road Skills since 2008, bringing many years’ experience in administration to the team.
Ian is a former roads policing chief inspector and has a Masters degree in Occupational Safety & Health who has been with Road Skills since [YEAR].
Callum leads FleetCheck’s direct sales team and is a key Road Skills partner, demonstrating the fleet management system to Road Skills clients and prospects.
Susie joined Road Skills as Marketing Manager in 2016 after working with the company on an advisory basis for several years.
Bill is a retired police officer and driving instructor who joined the Road Skills team in 2011 and specialises in carrying out risk assessments and pre-FORS audits following the FORS PASS process.