| Guvnor

Enforced by: DVSA
Status: In Force

What it defines

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

5 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Commencement, citation, revocation and interpretation

s.002 Installation and use of recording equipment

s.003 Consequential adaptation of enactments

s.004 Installation or repair of recording equipment, checks and inspections

s.005 Period of retention of records by crew members

Help complying

Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.

Start a transport and logistics business

Launch a transport or haulage business with the right operator licence

What to do when stopped by DVSA at the roadside

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Goods vehicle compliance quick check

Quick compliance check across all goods vehicle operator obligations

Responding to DVSA enforcement or Traffic Commissioner action

What to do if your transport business faces DVSA enforcement action or a Traffic Commissioner public inquiry. Covers understanding your OCRS score, …

Growing your goods vehicle fleet

What changes when you grow your goods vehicle fleet, from O-licence variations to OCRS scrutiny

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Upgrade your domestic haulage operation for international road freight

3 more guides that reference this instrument

Goods Vehicle Operator Compliance Checklist Smart tachograph requirements and transition Tachographs and Drivers' Hours

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.