Restricted Operators Licence Administration Solutions & Compliance Management Services

Restricted Operators Licence Administration Service & Compliance Management Solutions, Offered by Oplas Transport Consultancy is aim to provide professional advice in the area of Restricted Operator Licence Management & offer Compliance Solutions for Restricted Operator Licence holders.

Restricted Operators Licence holders can operate vehicles within the EEC as long as the goods on their vehicle are their own goods, & that the goods carried are not for hire & reward. Therefore the main differences in compliance between a Restricted Operators Licence & Standard National &International Operators Licence are in the fact that this type of licence is that there is no requirement to nominate a transport manager who hulds the correct CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) qualification. The other main difference is in the area of financial standing required by a Restricted Operator Licence holder, the level of financial resources that need to be in place are less, than is required by holders of either a Standard National / International.

Restricted Operators Licence holders must maintain the same standards of compliance that applies to holders of either a Standard National / International Operators Licence. Therefore if compliance is applied incorrectly this will lead to serious implications in terms of your company’s ability to continue to huld an operators licence of any nature, plus senior management may have their professional repute brought in to question in terms of the operating licence raceme. In most cases the holders of Restricted Operator Licences main area of business is not transport, & in fact transport is part of the operation by which there goods are delivered to their customers or market place, is not the main commercial activate of the Restricted Operator Licence holder, i.e. a manufacture of furniture. This does not mean, that the transport part of the Restricted Operator Licence holder commercial activate is not important, this can be shown easily by having any Restricted Operator Licence Holder ask themselves the following question, What effect on the company would the loss of the Restricted Operators Licence have on the company ability to continue with its commercial activate? Here at Oplas we know that the situation describe by the asking of that question, would leave any company in a very difficult position. Therefore having access to professional advice in the area of Restricted Operator Licence management, would seem to be a sensible act by any company holding a Restricted Operators Licence.

Oplas Restricted Operators Licence Administration Service & Compliance Management Sulutions, will help to make sure that the Restricted Operator Licence held by your company, is the correct type of Operator Licence for you companys needs. Oplas then will help to make sure that the company as a Restricted Operator Licence holder employs suitable systems of work in relation to the Operator Licensing compliance requirements, & are fit for purpose & fully compliant with the legislation.

Restricted Operators Licence Application Service:

Your Restricted Operator Licence (Restricted O Licence) Application will be the first time the regulatory body (The Office of The Traffic Commissioner); will have had any contact with your company. Therefore by having your company’s Restricted Operators Licence (Restricted O Licence) Application, prepared & presented in a professional manner to The Office of Traffic Commissioner is important, will show that your company, are aware that the granting of the restricted Operator Licence (O Licence) Application, is an important undertaking, & the company is treating the process, in a respectful & professional manner.

Restricted Operators Licence (Restricted O Licence) applications process, can be if you are unsure of the process, turn out to be time consuming & frustrating, leading to problems not envisage by the applicant. Up to eighty-percent of Operators Licence Applications (O Licences) documents, are incomplete or inaccurate & therefore those Restricted Operator Licence (Restricted O Licence) Applications will require some re-working, before any consideration to the granting of the Restricted Operator Licence (Restricted O Licence). Therefore having the information making up a Restricted Operators Licence (Restricted O Licence) Application detailed & accurate will enable The Office of The Traffic Commissioner, to process your Restricted Operators Licence (Restricted O Licence) Application as quickly as possible. If not done correctly &  in a professional manner, your companies Restricted Operators Licence (Restricted O Licence) Application could have The Traffic Commissioner considering your Restricted Operators Licence (Restricted O Licence) Application at public inquiry. This can add extra time & cost to the process with no guarantee of the Restricted Operators Licence Application being successful.

We will undertake a Restricted Operators Licence (Restricted O Licence) Application, on behalf of the applicant, ensuring everything is in order before sending the Restricted Operator Licence Application (Restricted O Licence) Application to The Office of The Traffic Commissioner for consideration.

The process includes the completion of the correct documentation, for a Restricted Operators Licence (Restricted O Licence) Application form, we will then collate all documentation & the correct support documents required for your Restricted Operators Licence (Restricted O Licence) Application. Then all documents are proof read, after which they made into a presentation pack, a copy of the completed application pack for the applicant records is produced after which, The Restricted Operator Licence (Restricted O Licence) Application is posted by secure delivery (Royal Mail Special Delivery) to The Office of The Traffic Commissioner. Oplas Transport Consultancy will act on the applicants behalf, in connection with the applicants Restricted Operator Licence (Restricted O Licence) Application. The application is then be considered by The Traffic Commissioner. Oplas Transport Consultancy will be in connect with The Office of The Traffic Commissioner keeping the applicant informed, about what stage the Restricted Operator Licence Application, is at & if there is any additional actions required, in supporting the application being successfully being granted, by The Traffic Commissioner.

Please feel free to take the first step in using either our Restricted Operators Licence Administration Service & Compliance Management Sulutions or Restricted Operators Licence Application service & contact us via the details given on the site.

Please Note: If Your Operation or Your Company’s Operation come under the Operator Licensing regime, were the Restricted Operators Licence / O Licence is deem to be suitable for compliance. Then even if you use a vehicle that is within scope for Only A Short Period, 2 Or 3 Weeks Or Even Just One Day, then you or your company must be a Hulder of an Restricted Operators Licence

Restricted Operators Licence Administration Service & Compliance Management Sulutions

Operator licensing regime, states that a Restricted Operators Licence there is no requirement to nominate a transport manager who holds the correct CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) qualification. However, holders of Restricted Operators Licence must maintain the same standards of compliance that applies to holders of either a Standard National / International Operators Licence. Therefore if compliance is applied incorrectly this will lead to serious implications in terms of your company’s ability to continue to hold an operators licence of any nature, plus senior management may have their professional repute brought in to question in terms of the operating licence regime. Therefore compliance for holders of a Restricted Operator Licence who by the nature of holding a Restricted Operators Licence, are more likely to require help from a transport professional in the areas of Restricted Operator Licence management & compliance.

When Oplas Transport Consultancy receives an instructed by a holder, of a Restricted Operators Licence in the areas of compliance & management, of the Restricted Operators Licence held. The first action is for an audit of your operation. The remit of the audit, is to undertake a compliance and management contrul audit, procedures review, and to prepare a report and action programme for the restricted operator licence holder, detailing any steps required ensuring legal compliance with the requirements of O licence operation.

What areas of the Restricted Operators Licence holders operation are audit?

Management of Compliance

• The audit will confirm as to the extent, to which the Restricted Operator Licence responsibilities (Undertakings) held are being, interpreted by the licence holder & licence holder management team.

Management current systems of work, employed for Restricted Operators Licence Compliance?

• Systems of work currently employed for ensuring compliance with the operator licensing regime
• Systems of work currently employed for complying with any special undertakings that may apply to the Restricted Operator Licence held
• Systems of work used when applying for variations or additions to the Restricted Operator Licence held
• keeping records for operators licence purposes

Management of drivers hours and records

• Compliance with the requirements of the Working Time Directive
• Arrangements for tachograph records analysis including:
• procedures for following up driver infringements
• action taken to avoid recurrences of infringements
• arrangements for training new drivers and refresher training for existing drivers

Vehicle service inspections planning & execution including:

• MOT checks
• drivers daily checks
• driver defect reporting arrangements including rectification of defects reported
• Procedures in the event of a road accident

Driver and management procedures including:

• action at the scene of an accident
• reporting procedures
• accident repairs

Accident recording & records including:

• investigations and follow up action in respect of poor driver performance
• claims against the company
• prosecutions and summons
• insurance company details

Arrangements for the use of hire vehicles

• arranging hire of a vehicle
• checks on taking delivery of a hired vehicle
• returning a hired vehicle

Recording of drivers performance & driver records

• Driving licences
• Loading/unloading of vehicles
• Overloading of vehicles

Offences, investigations, and follow up action in respect of:

• prohibition notices
• road traffic offences
• graduated fixed penalties

General items including:

• authorised use of vehicles
• vehicle taxation
• vehicle & associated insurances

Restricted licence holders can confirm for themselves their levels of compliance by having a legal compliance audit carried out on their systems and procedures and acting on the results of the audit, the results of the audit may recommend certain actions such as driver and control staff training, tachograph (analogue and digital) training and tachograph analysis to highlight the causes of drivers hours & Working Time offences.

We can also offer a consultancy service on either a retainer basis or on an as required basis, this service can include your tachograph analysis and reporting requirements, the retainer service gives your drivers and office staff the ability to call us to have their questions answered as and when required.

Our transport management packages can include the cost of your analogue and or digital tachograph analysis and reporting requirements, so you have only one invoice to pay each month for all your operator licence compliance.

Restricted operators licences holders are not required to employ a qualified transport manager, other than this holders of a restricted operators licence are subject to the same level of compliance, as holders of either a standard national or international operators licence. This means that about a quarter of all vehicles subjected to the operator licence regime are operated on the roads of Great Britain without the benefit of control exercised by a Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) holder.

Please contact us via the methods shown on this website, if you wish further information on this service