The Department of the Environment (DOE) today announced significant changes to the requirement to have a Goods Vehicle Operator’s Licence.
The changes will become effective on 1 July 2012 and will require all those using vehicles with a gross plated weight over 3,500kg to carry goods in the course of a business or trade to have an operator’s licence.
Currently only operators using vehicles over 3,500kg to carry goods for hire or reward have to be licensed. The new legislation will bring all operators carrying their own goods into the licensing fold.
The DOE will be holding a number of Information Open Days to help inform the industry about the changes. Representatives from the DOE and other key agencies will be attending the Open Days to provide advice and guidance on how to comply with new legislation.
The Information Open Days will run from 12 noon to 8.00 pm at the following locations:-
26 March The Lodge Hotel, Coleraine
27 March Corr’s Corner Hotel, Newtownabbey
28 March Armagh City Hotel, Armagh
29 March Mellon Country Hotel, Omagh
Notes to editors:
1 The changes to the Goods Vehicle (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 will be introduced when it becomes effective on 1 July 2012.
2 Further information is available at http://www.doeni.gov.uk/tru
2 For media enquiries contact the DOE Press Office tel. 028 9025 6057 or out of office hours call the EIS Duty Press Officer on 07699 715440 and your call will be returned.
The changes will become effective on 1 July 2012 and will require all those using vehicles with a gross plated weight over 3,500kg to carry goods in the course of a business or trade to have an operator’s licence.
Currently only operators using vehicles over 3,500kg to carry goods for hire or reward have to be licensed. The new legislation will bring all operators carrying their own goods into the licensing fold.
The DOE will be holding a number of Information Open Days to help inform the industry about the changes. Representatives from the DOE and other key agencies will be attending the Open Days to provide advice and guidance on how to comply with new legislation.
The Information Open Days will run from 12 noon to 8.00 pm at the following locations:-
26 March The Lodge Hotel, Coleraine
27 March Corr’s Corner Hotel, Newtownabbey
28 March Armagh City Hotel, Armagh
29 March Mellon Country Hotel, Omagh
Notes to editors:
1 The changes to the Goods Vehicle (Licensing of Operators) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 will be introduced when it becomes effective on 1 July 2012.
2 Further information is available at http://www.doeni.gov.uk/tru
2 For media enquiries contact the DOE Press Office tel. 028 9025 6057 or out of office hours call the EIS Duty Press Officer on 07699 715440 and your call will be returned.
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