The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain have today (19 July
2022) released their Annual Report for 2021 to 2022.
The commissioners provide updates on their strategic objectives
to 2023 and evaluate the longer-term impact of the pandemic. The
traffic commissioners have worked hard to ensure that service
users have been given the support and advice they require so that
they continue to provide safe and effective transport services
for the benefit of the country.
The report addresses issues such as:
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Entrants to the Road Haulage Industry
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The Decision-Making Process
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Certificates of Professional Competence (CPC)
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Load Security
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Maintenance
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Traction Only Services
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Driver Welfare
These includes some very important current issues such as driver
shortages and the incoming legislation on LGVs between 2.5 and
3.5 tonnes.
Also discussed in the report are business recovery, legislative
change, local bus services, better targeted regulation and
helping compliant businesses.
Reflecting on the report, the Senior Traffic Commissioner Richard
Turfitt said:
“It has been a difficult year once more in the goods vehicle and
PSV industries, with costs increasing and shortages affecting all
operators, so we would like to acknowledge the hard work of our
compliant operators in keeping our GB roads as safe as possible.
“Traffic commissioners continue to operate successfully as a team
and within the communities, which we have the privilege to serve.
We are committed to high-quality decision making against the
standards set in legislation and to encouraging robust standards
across the regulated industries .”
The Annual Report also contains statistics describing the
licensing and regulatory activities. The data recognises the
achievements of the commissioners and their support during the
year, notably:
15,748 operator licence applications and variations processed
14,551 local bus registrations processed
1392 public inquiries determined
309 preliminary hearings held
57 Senior Team Leader (STL) interviews held
13,654 vocational driver cases closed
The report can be found here:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-commissioners-annual-report-2021-to-2022
