went into a yard this mornin to pick a load up and was followed in by a foreign wagon i’d guess it was dutch but couldn’t be sure. the thing is there was nothing in the screen,no tax, no o,license,are these wagons exempt in someway or was the fella running bent?
on some foreign trucks the tax disc is on the number plate.
Many foreign trucks don’t display things like tax and O Licence discs in the window, different systems for different countries.
so a foreign truck can run in the uk without an o’license?
There is probably some guy in a European country looking at a British truck thinking why do British trucks have that stupid little blue disc in the window!!!.
I think you will find that most foreigners have to “buy” their number plates in a form of taxation, and have to show all the relevant documentation in order to get a number plate, a lot of foreign vehicles also have to buy a registration for the trailer as well which is why sometimes the trailer has a different number to the tractor…the “O” licence is kept in the transport office of the companies concerned and do not have to display a disc in each window of every vehicle they operate…at least the trailers have to be registered unlike over here…all thats done here is to specify to the ministry how many trailers you are operating or are able to operate on your licence…so much for the EU wanting to harmonise the trucking industry…i`m afraid its one law for them and another for us…only problem is being British we abide by the rules,
have a nice day
paul b:
so a foreign truck can run in the uk without an o’license?
Without a UK O Licence yes, just as UK trucks can run in other countries without their equivalent. If they are from the EU they will have a Community Authorisation which will be issued to them through their O Licencing system, whatever form that takes, and that would be checked when they are stopped over here as without it they can’t operate here. It’s usually one of the first three things asked for when a Uk truck is stropped over the water. Trucks from non EU countries are likely to need a permit to operate in the UK.
jammymutt:
There is probably some guy in a European country looking at a British truck thinking why do British trucks have that stupid little blue disc in the window!!!.
No doubt there is because if the truck is outside the UK it really should be a stupid little green disc, unless it was own account work when it would be orange. 
Coffeeholic:
[No doubt there is because if the truck is outside the UK it really should be a stupid little green disc, unless it was own account work when it would be orange.
or a SN licence holder taking their own goods abroad 
True Denis, but they would be few and far between and try explaining that to a foreign official.
The firm I work for has a EU permit for every lorry and we must carry it
with us when we are away from the operating center.Mine is A4 size
and blue in colour with ,the permit is for five years then they have to
apply to the office in question for a new issue when applicable.
We also have a number of CEMT books as well The ROAD TAX is
payed yearly and in GERMANY is with a stamp on the number
plate on the front of the lorry. our MOT is with a stamp on the rear
number plate and in the small log book ( kraftfahrzeug schein ) which
has to be carried by every lorry.
Mine from Eire
O license is held in the transport office
Tax displayed inthe window
Insurance displayed in the window
Our trucks are Dutch registered … we have nothing in the window. Why should we have a British O Licence in the window?? We are not registered here.
If you look at a Dutch number plate, it has a stamp on it. You cannot get that stamp without the relavent papers and the plates are issued just like the O liceneces are here. By the authorities! If you have an accident and your front plate is smashed, you have to apply for another plate from the authorities and it will have a small No. 2 stamped on it to show it is a second issue
wonder if these foreign hauliers have all the same greif we do in this country firstly getting an o’license and then keeping it? 
the simple answer to that is no mate they dont 
paul b:
wonder if these foreign hauliers have all the same greif we do in this country firstly getting an o’license and then keeping it?
the increase in financial standing required for O licences is because the uk bent the rules for SN licences - the rest of europe uses the higher amount already 
Our trucks are registered in the US, in Indiana. Our ICC# is posted on the side, on the bodywork. The registration is kept in the permits book inside the cab, as is the insurance info. Here in NY, there is also a registration sticker on the windscreen for the local daycabs that have to be registered here, but that is rare here in the states. NY is one of the few that requires rear plates on an artic tractor unit. Most don’t.