Brexit – EU legislation,
what would you
change?
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November • Barnsley
James Firth
Head of Licensing Policy and Compliance
Information
FTA
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Implications of Brexit
Vehicle operators in the UK
International shippers,
logistics buyers and
contract managers
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International hauliers
and logistics providers
Supply chain
planners and
managers
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European Communities Act 1972
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CHANGE
SCRAP
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EU Drivers’ Hours Rules
• General haulage on
domestic rules?
• New set of rules?
• What would you
‘tweak’?
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• Critical safety laws
• Mitigate driver fatigue
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EU Drivers hours rules
CHANGE
SCRAP
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EU Drivers’ hours rules
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• Last major change 2006
• Freight Councils: “The rules are about right”
• No1 reason for fixed penalties at the roadside
• FTA in Brussels: “leave it alone”.
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Tachograph
• Wax charts
• Digital
• Drivers hours analysis
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• Back to log books?
• Back to wax charts?
• UK specification
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Tachograph
CHANGE
SCRAP
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Tachograph
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• 2003 FTA instrumental in bringing industry together
• Next generation in vehicles before Brexit
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Working Time
• Limits overall working
time
• Applied to road
transport in 2005
• Employment law
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• Not needed after
drivers’ hours?
• Cause confusion
• Lack of enforcement
• Heavy burden of
compliance
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Working Time
CHANGE
SCRAP
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Working Time
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• FTA won important concessions for industry during
negotiations
• Abolish Working Time – include duty limit in drivers’
hours?
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Driver Licensing
• Harmonisation
• Photocard licence
• Removal of counterpart
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• Staged testing
• C1 workforce gap?
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Driver Licensing
CHANGE
SCRAP
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Driver Licensing
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• Self-Declare medical fitness every five years up to
the age of 45 rather than have full medicals
• Prevented reducing C1 to 6t
• Prevented limits to flexibility for category B vehicles
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Access to the Occupation
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Repute
Financial standing
Establishment
Professional competence
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• International CPC
• External transport
managers
• Most Serious
Infringements
• International database
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Access to the Occupation
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CHANGE
SCRAP
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Access to the Occupation
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• Regulation 1071-2009 was “exporting of GB good
practice”
• FTA worked to protect flexibilities
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Driver CPC
• Initial training
• Periodic training 35
hours a year
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Driver CPC
CHANGE
SCRAP
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Driver CPC
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• FTA supports principle of 1 day’s training a year
• Must maintain flexibility
• Delivery too constrained
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Other EU legislation
EU Drivers’
Hours
Tachographs
Working Time
Access to the
Occupation
Driver Licensing
Driver CPC
Type Approval
Roadworthiness
Testing
Construction and
Use / Weights
and Dimensions
Cabotage
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Conclusions
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• No details yet
• Other international agreements may limit significant regulatory
change to road transport
• FTA will keep you updated to developments
• Take part in FTA’s monthly Brexit webinars
• Friday 21 October at 11.30am
• Tuesday 22 November at 11.30am
• Tuesday 13 December at 2.30pm
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Implications of Brexit
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Leading for logistics on Brexit
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