The Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain, Beverley Bell, has today (13  July  2015)  launched a consultation on the regulation of professional drivers.

The  eight  week  consultation  invites  views on proposed revisions to the STC’s  Statutory  Document  on Vocational Driver Conduct. The document was first issued in 2011.

The  consultation  also  forms  part  of  the  traffic  commissioners’  key strategic  objectives  for 2014/15 – to review and modernise the regulation of lorry, bus and coach drivers.

Launching the consultation, Mrs Bell said: “Professional   drivers  carry  out  the  frequently  challenging work  of transporting goods or passengers across Great Britain and on the continent.

“This consultation is a key part of our work around the regulation of those drivers.   I   therefore   encourage   the   commercial  vehicle  industry, stakeholders,  safety  groups  and  other interested parties to respond and help inform how traffic commissioners deal with the conduct of professional drivers.”

The  consultation  focuses  on  a  number  of  areas  including  consistent decision-making,  serious offending  and informing professional drivers of standards.

Source: GovUK