“The road transport sector is heavily regulated, and this complexity requires expert legal advice. At MDG Professional, we not only help you stay compliant but also identify opportunities to optimize your operations within the regulatory framework.”

MDG Professional: Protecting Your Operator’s Licence & Transport Business

If you’re a director, partner, or sole trader in a business using passenger or large goods vehicles (including agricultural vehicles), you likely hold an Operator’s licence and are regulated by the Office of the Traffic Commissioner (OTC). Improper management of your licence puts it at risk, potentially exposing you and your business to investigations and prosecutions from enforcement agencies regulating transport, health and safety, the environment, and other business-related matters.

Prevention is better than fire-fighting! MDG Professional encourages all transport companies to seek early legal advice to proactively manage compliance and minimize risk.

We can assist with:

• Licence Applications & Variations: Planning and drafting applications for new or varied Operator’s licences.

• OTC Liaison: Representing you and making representations to the OTC on all matters.

• Operating Centre Establishment: Ensuring correct establishment of new operating centers and compliance with financial standing requirements.

• Regulatory Compliance: Understanding and complying with environmental, drivers’ hours (including road transport working time), and vehicle maintenance regulations.

• Transport Manager Guidance: Understanding and managing the crucial role of the nominated transport manager.

• Notification of Convictions: Handling notification of convictions and fixed penalty notices to the OTC.

• Compliance Audits: Undertaking audits of current transport operations to ensure ongoing compliance and reduce risk.

• Public Inquiries & Hearings: Representing you at Public Inquiries and Preliminary Hearings before the Traffic Commissioner.

• Defense Against Prosecution: Defending Operators and individuals prosecuted by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), the Police, and the Crown Prosecution Service.

• Employment Contracts: Producing employment contracts for transport managers, agency and self-employed drivers, and advising on disciplinary procedures.

• Business Succession Planning: Embarking on effective business succession and planning, addressing the implications of changes of entity, mergers and acquisitions, and company restructuring.

• Transport of Abnormal Indivisible Loads: Navigating the complexities of transporting abnormal indivisible loads.

• Vehicle & Load Impoundment Challenges: Commencing review and objection following impounding and seizure of vehicles and loads by Border Force or DVSA.

• Clandestine Entrant Appeals: Challenging and appealing penalties imposed for clandestine entry of stowaways into the UK.

• HMRC Seizure Appeals: Challenging and appealing vehicle and load seizure by HMRC for non-payment of duty.

Our Road Transport Law Expertise:

• Office of the Traffic Commissioner (OTC) Matters

• Operator’s Licensing: New applications and variations

• Operator’s Licensing: Audit support

• Driver Conduct Hearings

• Border Force: Clandestine entrants

• Vehicle Impounding: By DVSA, HMRC, or Border Force

• Passenger Vehicles & Operator Licensing

• Taxi Licensing Hearings

• Equestrian Transport

MDG Professional provides sound advice and representation at every stage of proceedings, prioritizing your best interests. Contact us today to protect your Operator’s licence and your transport business.

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