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Goods Vehicle Operator Licensing
The users of commercial goods vehicles weighing over 3.5 tonnes maximum authorised mass (MAM) must normally hold an operator’s licence. The operator licensing system in Great Britain is administered by the statutorily independent Traffic Commissioners. Licence holders must satisfy the Traffic Commissioner that covers the area of Great Britain that they are working from that they have available sufficient finances to safely maintain their vehicles and to properly administer the business. The required levels are set in Euros by EU Directive 96/26/EC, as amended by Directive 98/76/EC. The exchange rates to be applied are those on the first working day of October and come into effect from 1 January of the following year. Since 1st January 2010 the financial standing requirements for anyone wishing to apply for an operators licence in Great Britain are as follows:
Standard International Goods Vehicle Licence First vehicle £8,100.00 Each additional vehicle £4,500.00
Standard National Goods Vehicle Licence First vehicle £8,100.00 Each additional vehicle £4,500.00
Restricted Goods Vehicle Licence First vehicle £3,100.00 Each additional vehicle £1,700.00
Fees for Goods Vehicle Operator's Licences
Fee's are non-refundable. There is no charge for applications to upgrade an operator's licence, i.e. from restricted to standard national. Classification of operator licences – there are three licence categories:-
A Restricted (R) licence authorises the use of a goods vehicle on public roads in Great Britain for the carriage of the licence holder’s own goods in the course of their trade or business, both nationally and internationally. There is not presently a requirement for such an operator to employ a Certificate of Professional Competence (Operator CPC) holder. The licence holder cannot carry goods for other people for hire or reward;
A Standard National (S/N) licence allows the licence holder to carry both his/her own goods and goods for other people for hire or reward, on public roads in Great Britain. He/she can also carry their own goods on journeys abroad,but not others goods on international journeys. It is a requirement that this type of operator must employ an Operator CPC holder with national entitlement;
A Standard International (S/I) licence allows the licence holder to carry both their own goods and goods for other people for hire or reward. These activities can be undertaken both in Great Britain and on international journeys. An International Operator CPC holder must be employed by the company.
Operator Licence Services
We will then contact you by return with a no-obligation quotation laying out what we can do for you and the likely cost. PLEASE NOTE: We can no longer respond to requests that do not give your full contact details. Just sending an e-mail enquiry and not providing verifiable contact details is no longer sufficient, nor is just giving a mobile number to contact. This change in policy came about in May 2010, due to problems with a 'scamming' company. We are sorry that we can no longer give advice without basic prove of identity. If you already hold a Goods Vehicle Operators Licence we can offer everything from a complete audit package through to a one off systems check. For full information on what is available, including costs, e-mail info@truckuk.net giving your contact details (postal address as well as a telephone number), size of fleet, type of ‘O’ licence held and location of ‘O’ centre (s). We will contact you via e-mail by return, but only if you provide the contact information as requested above. More 'must reads' for those wishing to become operators of trucks based within the UK, as well as those already running trucks commercially:- |
offers a wide range of services regarding Goods Vehicle Operator Licensing. If you need to apply for an Operators Licence we can provide a full application service, which includes a visit to the suggested operating centre; completion of all the required forms on your behalf; placing a suitable advertisement to comply with the requirements of the application; collating all required documentation and evidence and posting the completed application. Interested? Then e-mail  |
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