Statutory guidance

[WITHDRAWN] Traffic commissioners: contingency and emergency planning, coronavirus (COVID-19)

Seeks to support industry through flexible working practices and a proportionate approach.

From:

Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain

Published:

17 March 2020

Last updated:

14 March 2023

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14 March 2023
Guidance updated to indicate withdrawal following consultation
28 October 2020
Adding HTML version for accessibility purposes.
31 July 2020
Statutory Document updated.
18 June 2020
Stat doc updated to include an increased maximum period of grace for financial standing and the resumption of in-person hearings.
17 March 2020
First published.

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Withdrawn guidance following consultation.

A Statutory Document setting out the approach that traffic commissioners will adopt in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in Great Britain.

The document provides guidance for and advice on:

operators who temporarily cannot meet the required financial standing levels
when a transport manager is unable to attend work
the period of grace process if the requirements to hold an operator’s licence cannot be met
operators who are unable to access their operating centres
the approach to be taken when considering the financial evidence of an operator applying for interim authorisation
how the traffic commissioners may approach applications for temporary exemptions to the requirement to hold an operator’s licence
the approach to be adopted for short notice requests around changes to local bus services and reducing the administrative burden on operators
hearings attendance and the postponement of hearings

This Statutory Document was updated on 30 July 2020 to include guidance on: