Regulator profile

Traffic Commissioners

Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain

Licensing Body Great Britain

What Traffic Commissioners does

Independent regulators responsible for licensing and regulating operators of heavy goods vehicles, public service vehicles (buses and coaches), and local bus services. Issue operator licences (O-licences), conduct public inquiries, and take disciplinary action.

Operator LicensingPublic Service Vehicles

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Official guidance from Traffic Commissioners

Curated guidance documents to help you understand your obligations.

Senior Traffic Commissioner statutory guidance and directions (opens in a new tab)

Publication

Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

Goods vehicle operator licensing guide (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

Public service vehicle operator licensing guide (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

Traffic commissioners: public service vehicle operations (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

Traffic commissioners: transport managers (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

Traffic commissioners: finance (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

Traffic commissioners: impounding (opens in a new tab)

Detailed Guidance

View all 17 guidance documents (opens in a new tab)

Legislation that Traffic Commissioners directly enforces.

Primary legislation

Road Traffic Act 1988 Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988

Secondary legislation

The Public Service Vehicles (Conduct of Drivers, Inspectors, Conductors and Passengers) Regulations 1990 Goods Vehicles (Enforcement Powers) Regulations 2001 The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) (Fitting Date) Regulations 2006 The Public Service Vehicles (Community Licences) Regulations 2011 The Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023

Legislation connected to Traffic Commissioners’s remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.

Administered / monitored

Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 UK Act of Parliament Transport Act 1985 UK Act of Parliament The Public Service Vehicles (Registration of Local Services) Regulations 1986 UK Statutory Instrument Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995 UK Act of Parliament Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Regulations 1995 UK Statutory Instrument The Public Service Vehicles (Operators' Licences) Regulations 1995 UK Statutory Instrument Transport Act 2000 UK Act of Parliament Local Transport Act 2008 UK Act of Parliament The Public Service Vehicles (Registration Restrictions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009 UK Statutory Instrument

Sectors regulated

Mining vehicles, transport and equipment
Coverage area
Great Britain — England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland may have separate arrangements.

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