Continuous and effective management is a vital part of your Operator Licence obligations.
Transport Auditing and Compliance Services can assist you in operating a safe, legal and compliant transport operation. We can help you manage your transport obligations more efficiently and effectively.

Operators have an undertaking to comply with various conditions on their O Licence and failure to comply is a criminal offence. These include:
- The laws relating to driving and the use of vehicles are to be observed
- Rules on driving hours must be observed
- Vehicle and trailers must be maintained in a safe and serviceable condition
- Defect reporting must be carried out correctly
- Record keeping must be maintained and available
SERVICES
O Licence Management and Administrition
Save time and money. Several types of fleet management assistance are available from regular visits to remote assistance, depending on your needs.
O Licence Compliance Auditing
Severals types of audits can be carried out. As part of your undertakings, for presentation at a public inquiry or quality monitoring.
Quality Monitoring
Regular quality monitoring of your maintenance and/or drivers’ hours arrangements will ensure you always meet your Operator Licence obligations.
Workshop Assessments
An assessment of the standard of yours or your maintenance providers workshop and facilities. This would include appropriate certification of equipment, equipment available for use, documentation used, necessary insurance, facilities available
External Transport Manager
Placement of an external Transport Manager on long term as a nominated Transport Manager, short term to assist whilst finding an appropriate candidate or assistance with a restricted licence.
Bespoke Transport Audits
Assistance in carrying out or developing your own internal transport audits.
CONTACT
Traffic Commissioner’s Office
- Goods vehicle applications and decisions for Wales 2nd April 2025Applications for goods vehicle operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for Wales.
- Goods vehicle applications and decisions for the north east of England 2nd April 2025Applications for goods vehicle operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the north east of England.
- PSV notices and proceedings for the east of England 2nd April 2025Notice of bus and coach operator licence applications to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the east of England.
- PSV notices and proceedings for the north west of England 2nd April 2025Notice of bus and coach operator licence applications to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the North West of England.
DVSA
- Appendix 8: Disciplinary procedures 1st April 2025Reasons for cessation of authorisation for authorised examiners and testers, informal appeal hearings, notice of cessations.
- MOT testing guide for test stations 1st April 2025How the MOT scheme is administered and the rules for authorised examiners, testers and testing different types of vehicles.
- I. Discipline 1st April 2025What happens when shortcomings are found in MOT testing or operations, why disciplinary action may be taken against authorised examiners and testers, disciplinary points and how they're evaluated, when formal disciplinary action will be taken, making an appeal against cessation of authorisation.
- D. Requirements for authorisation 1st April 2025Who is eligible to become an authorised examiner, their responsibilities, how to apply, what happens when DVSA receives an application, site requirements, mandatory roles, required training, testing requirements for all vehicle classes.