Those of you on here that employ drivers may already be aware of this as my gaffer showed me the email he received outlining the “ramp up” period of it all kicking in.
Basically as of 1/1/16 all employers will legally have to log ALL infringments whether WTD or driving related into the DVSA database…no big deal I assumed,not quite!.
As of 1/1/16 all infringements will carry a financial penalty once logged onto the DVSA system,which if you’re all legal ect won’t affect you right■■?
Wrong!,the penalties are £20 for a WTD infringement and £30-50 for a driving time infringement…but,and this is what’s gonna cause a bit of an issue,to keep the costs down for DVSA they will require all UK registered drivers to “deposit” £200 into a secure holdings of which DVSA will have instant access to once infringements are logged,this will be to save money on sending letters to request the monies directly.
DVSA have put it to companies to deduct £30 a month from drivers wages from June 2015 to ensure all drivers have this £200 in place for the launch date of 1/1/15,either that or a driver can pay the full £200 in one go should he wish.
My gaffer ain’t happy as he knows it’s gonna cause uproar but it’s going ahead and has been approved by the government on the belief that it will reduce RTA’d blah blah blah
Don’t let them see this, they just might sent it to the ‘think tank’ idiots and God knows where it will grow from there! Next government will add it to some policy somewhere
