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
- PSV notices and proceedings for the north east of England 11th July 2025Notice of bus and coach operator licence applications to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the north east of England.
- Goods vehicle applications and decisions for the north west of England 11th July 2025Applications for goods vehicle operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the north west of England.
- PSV notices and proceedings for the west of England 10th July 2025Notice of bus and coach operator licence applications to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the west of England.
- PSV notices and proceedings for Wales 10th July 2025Notice of bus and coach operator licence applications to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for Wales.
DVSA
- Form: Apply for a PSV certificate of initial fitness (COIF) 11th July 2025Apply for a certificate of initial fitness (COIF) for public service vehicles (PSVs) with more than 8 passenger seats which transport people for profit.
- Guidance: Find a dangerous goods safety adviser 10th July 2025Find contact details for dangerous goods safety advisers (DGSA) that can help you transport dangerous goods safely.
- Transparency data: DVSA earned recognition: accredited vehicle operators 10th July 2025A list of vehicle operators who have been accredited to join the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) earned recognition scheme.
- Guidance: Working time rules: lorry, bus and coach drivers and crew 9th July 2025A summary of working time regulations for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and public service vehicle (PSV) drivers and crew ('mobile workers').