My first post, thanks all for having me. A wealth of great info here, cracking!
Here is my question:
I’m starting for a company and my role for the first few weeks will be moving brand new lorry chassis, on trade plates, that have not been calibrated, plated, taxed, coach built etc, literally straight off the ships.
Now according to VOSA and DVSA’s .pdf downloads on Driver’s Hours the types of vehicles I will be driving are exempt from tacho and DCPC regulations. Though, cleverly, there is a line that states “Note: In some cases it may be necessary to refer to case law for definitive interpretations.” Nice get out praps . . . .■■
Can any experienced trade platers out there confirm what is what?
Is there ANYTHING stopping me from getting into a chassis in Purfleet and driving, “non stop”, fuel stops and the odd few half hour power nap praps . . . . up to Inverness or down Barcelona?
I’d appreciate and advice on this matter, as it does seem to be a little bit of a grey area . . . . .
I have never seen a new chassis truck stopped for a check while under trade plates in the 20 odd yrs I have been driving, to be honest they don’t come under dvsa remit until they have been taxed and plated and put into commission.
I don’t think you will find any case law regarding these to be honest, but I could be wrong.
I expect that you will be fine unless you happen to drive past Alex Nairn while they are filming. He of course will have been swotting up for his Sergeant’s Exam so the temptation will be too hard to resist.
Back in the olden days, I can remember them stopping those guys who drove coach and bus chassis with a homemade plywood cab on them. What the offence was I have no idea.
Santa:
Back in the olden days, I can remember them stopping those guys who drove coach and bus chassis with a homemade plywood cab on them. What the offence was I have no idea.
My first post, thanks all for having me. A wealth of great info here, cracking!
Here is my question:
I’m starting for a company and my role for the first few weeks will be moving brand new lorry chassis, on trade plates, that have not been calibrated, plated, taxed, coach built etc, literally straight off the ships.
Now according to VOSA and DVSA’s .pdf downloads on Driver’s Hours the types of vehicles I will be driving are exempt from tacho and DCPC regulations. Though, cleverly, there is a line that states “Note: In some cases it may be necessary to refer to case law for definitive interpretations.” Nice get out praps . . . .■■
Can any experienced trade platers out there confirm what is what?
Is there ANYTHING stopping me from getting into a chassis in Purfleet and driving, “non stop”, fuel stops and the odd few half hour power nap praps . . . . up to Inverness or down Barcelona?
I’d appreciate and advice on this matter, as it does seem to be a little bit of a grey area . . . . .
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
I’m guessing, as they are not carrying goods they would not qualify as ‘heavy goods vehicles’ in their current capacity, hence the exemption. My advice would be negotiate a good rate per vehicle and do as many runs as possible.
This Regulation shall not apply to carriage by road by:
g) Vehicles undergoing road tests for technical development, repair or maintenance purposes and new or rebuilt vehicles which have not yet been put into service;
g) The nature and purpose of the journey being undertaken must be established (by questioning the driver) to verify application of this exemption. The on board equipment and nature of any load being carried may give an indication that this exemption may not apply. This exemption does not apply when taking a vehicle to a compulsory periodic test. Typical examples of exempt activity could be a mechanic engaged in a journey to check the satisfactory repair of a vehicle’s steering. New vehicles undergoing development checks are exempt.
Rebuilt (or re-engineered) vehicles undergoing pre-use road tests are exempt.
cav551:
I expect that you will be fine unless you happen to drive past Alex Nairn while they are filming. He of course will have been swotting up for his Sergeant’s Exam so the temptation will be too hard to resist.
Who the ■■■ alex nairn ? A golfer surely u mean angus nairn the no1 traffic cop in the midlands
cav551:
I expect that you will be fine unless you happen to drive past Alex Nairn while they are filming. He of course will have been swotting up for his Sergeant’s Exam so the temptation will be too hard to resist.
Who the [zb] alex nairn ? A golfer surely u mean angus nairn the no1 traffic cop in the midlands
You wrote Midlands when you obviously meant to write World.
surely u mean angus nairn the no1 traffic cop in the midlands 
