Managing driver compliance in UK haulage involves tracking multiple documents per driver, each with different renewal cycles — Driver CPC cards every five years, digital tachograph cards every five years, D4 medicals every five years, operator licences renewed continuously. Miss one and a DVSA roadside check can prohibit the vehicle on the spot.
These guides cover the legal framework, what documents to collect and track, and practical steps for staying compliant across a fleet of any size.
What Driver CPC qualification entails, periodic training requirements, how to verify a CPC card, and the consequences of operating a driver without a valid card.
Driver and company tachograph card requirements, how to check validity, what DVSA looks for at the roadside, and how to manage renewals across a fleet.
What a goods vehicle operator licence covers, conditions attached to the licence, how DVSA and the Traffic Commissioner monitor compliance, and what triggers a public inquiry.
A complete list of documents to collect from new drivers before they take the wheel, with renewal cycles and what to check on each document.
What DVSA officers check at the roadside and during operator inspections, the most common compliance failures, and how to maintain a documented compliance record.
WorkerRecord tracks Driver CPC cards, tachograph cards, licences and medicals for every driver — alerting you before anything expires so you never face a prohibition notice for a document that lapsed without you noticing.
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