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
- Kevin Rooney announced as new Senior Traffic Commissioner 25th March 2025Secretary of State for Transport appoints Kevin Rooney as the new Senior Traffic Commissioner.
- Form: Register a flexible bus service (PSV529) 25th March 2025Application to register a flexible bus service.
- Goods vehicle applications and decisions for Scotland 24th March 2025Applications for goods vehicle operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for Scotland.
- Goods vehicle applications and decisions for the West Midlands 24th March 2025Applications for goods vehicle operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the West Midlands.
DVSA
- Guidance: MOT special notice 01-25: changes to the disciplinary points system 24th March 2025The MOT testing guide is being updated on 1 April 2025 to include changes to the disciplinary points system for MOT testers.
- Form: Replace an Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) certificate 20th March 2025Apply to replace an Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) certificate if you've lost or destroyed the original.
- Guidance: Find a DVSA earned recognition auditor 19th March 2025Find contact details for approved auditors to carry out system and process audits on your vehicle operator business so you can join DVSA earned recognition.
- New rule for driving test changes and cancellations to reduce waiting times 17th March 2025Learner drivers will need to give more notice when changing or cancelling their car driving test to avoid losing the test fee from 8 April 2025.