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Tyres over 10 years old will be banned on heavy vehicles

The Department for Transport announced yesterday (15 July) that tyres aged 10 years or older will be banned on the front axles of lorries, b

Transport Managers

Where transport managers are required by government instructions to work from home in the short term, they must consider how they can ful...

Operator Licence Financial Standing

Standard licence holders who find they cannot continue to meet the financial standing requirements will need to write to the Traffic Comm...

COVID-19 Safety Measures

Following government guidance announced on the 23rd March, we took the difficult decision to postpone all training and close our training...

COVID-19 Update

In light of the current Coronavirus – COVID-19 situation, we at COTS Training Ltd would like to notify our valued customers of the measur...

Are your employees trained in Banksman operations across your site?

A Vehicle banksman is one of the most important jobs within an industrial workplace. Every year more than 5,000 people are injured in acc...

Protect your O Licence

Take the Traffic Commissioners' advice and protect your O Licence In the last few days, the UK Traffic Commissioners issued a statement r...

Did You Know? - Agency Workers

From 6 April 2020, agency work-seekers will have a right to receive a key information document to help them make informed choices about t...

The importance of keeping windscreens clear - a tragic reminder

Blog from: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain In October 2017, NHS Doctor Suzanna Bull was kil...

Lorries Can't Limbo! - Checking your Vehicle Height

Network Rail has issued a plea for drivers to always check the height of their vehicles after a survey showed that 52% of lorry drivers d...

New traffic commissioner appointed for Wales

Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps has appointed Victoria Davies as the new traffic commissioner for Wales

Using mobile phones when driving — the law explained

Introduction Causing death by careless or dangerous driving is not an objective for anyone earning a living to support themselves and the...

The Traffic Commissioners’ Annual Report 2019

Each year in October the Traffic Commissioners (TCs) produce a report to the Secretary of State for Transport in which they summarise the...

Towing: Do you have the correct category licence?

If you tow a trailer (whether it’s a camper, horsebox, or trailer) it’s vitally important to check you are doing so legally. The rules on...

Pocket guide for documents required to transport goods overseas

UK hauliers and drivers who operate in the EU will need new documents, if the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 31 October 2019. The Dr...

Consultation to ban tyres aged 10 years and older

The Department for Transport is seeking views on a proposed ban on tyres aged 10 years and older from certain vehicle types, to improve r...

Driver CPC - Deadline Reminder

For many professional lorry, bus or coach drivers in the UK the deadline to complete their driver CPC periodic training and maintain thei...

Large vehicles requiring a smart tachograph

Any vehicles first registered on or after 15 June 2019, which require a tachograph to be fitted, will need to have a type 1C unit tachogr...

Web design – COTS Training

Did you know that along with all our training courses and consultancy services, we have also designed several websites for our clients! U...

The benefits of an online staff induction program...

Did you know our partner business Educate Me Online are specialists in online staff inductions? This blog looks at how online inductions ...

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