Currently the rule covers all vans and vehicle combinations used for hire or reward with a maximum authorised mass (MAM) of 3.5 tonnes and above. The new regulation brings the MAM threshold down to 2.5 tonnes. As a result, there are a good number of operators who will now need to learn about operator licensing for the first time. For clarity, however, it is important to remember that this only applies to those transporting goods a) for hire or reward and b) in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. For operators that are only transporting their own goods, or which only use their vehicles in the UK, nothing will change.
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