February 7th 2018
UK introduces earned recognition pilot
DVSA earned recognition for vehicle operators is a new way for organisations with lorries, buses and coaches to prove they meet driver and vehicle standards.
February 7th 2018
Change to drivers hours enforcement in the UK
If you drive a lorry, bus or coach, you must follow rules on how many hours you can drive and the breaks you need to take.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) can fine drivers up to £300 if they’re caught breaking the rules. They can also be prosecuted or have their vehicle immobilised.
At the moment, DVSA can only fine drivers for:
offences committed that day
ongoing offences, like manipulating tachograph records, which record drivers’ hours
Drivers will be fined for older offences
If you drive a lorry, bus or coach, you must follow rules on how many hours you can drive and the breaks you need to take.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) can fine drivers up to £300 if they’re caught breaking the rules. They can also be prosecuted or have their vehicle immobilised.
At the moment, DVSA can only fine drivers for:
offences committed that day
ongoing offences, like manipulating tachograph records, which record drivers’ hours
Drivers will be fined for older offences
From Monday 5 March 2018, DVSA traffic examiners will start issuing on-the-spot fines for any drivers’ hours offences committed in the last 28 days.
August 31st 2017
Manipulation front and centre in Austria
In Austria tacho manipulation is front and centre in the news. Unions are calling for stronger action against manipulation.
Calling for dedicated HGV inspections.
July 28th 2017
A look back at the ADR Expert Class (transport of dangerous goods) in Osnabruck
For the second year running, ECR organized an expert class on the transport of dangerous goods.
Time and place:July 3rd to 7th in the Catholic Church Academy in Osnabruck.
The program set out to harmonise as much as possible the knowledge level as this contributes to the quality of ADR enforcement at the roadside.
Colleagues from Germany, Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and the Czech Republic took part.
August 4th 2016
Euro Contrôle takes part in EU Executive Seminar ‘EU Road Transport: driving change for business
On July 11th ECR, represented by its General Delegate G.Schipper, took part in the seminar organized in the EU Summer University Institute in Florence. The seminar was organized on request of EU Transport Commissioner Bulc. It sought to work further on the findings of the stakeholder conference held in April and help prepare the EC transport related legislative proposals aiming to create a better functioning road transport sector, both in terms of costs, social conditions and from an environmental perspective.
June 24th 2015
How truckers are dicing with death by tricking with tachographs
The following articled appeared in the Irish national newspaper'The independent'
In light of the serious implications of tachograph fraud for road safety,the Road Safety Authority wanted to send out a clear message that fraud would not be tolerated and actively pursued.
December 5th 2013
Working group on checks of transport of dangerous goods
The Dutch Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate organized a three day event focused on ADR transport. The working group on checks of transport of Dangerous Goods by Road brought together ADR experts from across Europe (18 member states) to exchange practical knowledge and best practices for the roadside checks of ADR transport.
December 3rd 2013
Trilateral exchange in Opole Poland
From 18th to 22nd October in Opole (Poland) Polish Road Transport Inspection organized a Czech-German-Polish exchange of road transport enforcement organizations.
November 20th 2013
Bilateral exchange between the Netherlands and Germany
From October 28th until November 2nd the ninth bilateral exchange between the Netherlands and Germany took place in Leiden (NL). Seven inspectors from the German Bündesamt für Güterverkehr (BAG) and six colleagues from the Dutch Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILenT) took part.
November 9th 2013
Multilateral exchange in Luxemburg
During the first week of October, the Customs Office invited colleagues from 14 member states of the Euro Contrôle Route network for training sessions and workshops.
October 30th 2013
ECR-TISPOL Master Class on Digital Tachograph Fraud and Speed Limiter manipulation
Euro Contrôle Route (ECR) and TISPOL hosted the eigth master class on digital tachograph fraud in Osnabruck from October 22nd until 26th . The Osnabruck police chief and Mr. Maiwormfrom the BAG opened proceedings and in their opening speech stressed the importance of well trained enforcement staff in light of the ever increasing problem of tachograph manipulation.
October 23rd 2013
On October 18th Euro Contrôle Route (ECR), the European Traffic Police (TISPOL) and the International Road Union (IRU) organized a seminar on the ERRU register that will enter into force on January 1st 2013.