Preservation News

• VOSA - Curbing the use of illegal PSVs - Extract from VOSA Moving ON

New sanctions come into force in October 2009

• Proposed changes to operating Historic Vehicles - Dft Consultations: 3rd driving Licence Directive

This concerns the current exemptions for car licence holders (Class B) to drive historic commercial vehicles (e.g. buses over 30 years old, pre 1960 goods vehicles, traction engines) and the exemption which allows PCV licence holders to drive recovery vehicles to recover buses provided they are working for a bus operator.

• MOT Exemptions

Removal of  exemptions from MOT testing on a whole range of goods type vehicles which include educational and display vehicles, tower wagons, electrically propelled vehicles and recovery vehicles. http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/open/mottestingexemptions/