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Restricted Operators License Applications
Welcome to Oplas Restricted License Solutions, our aim is to provide the Restricted License Service to companies who need professional advice on the compliance in connection the area of Restricted License which applied incorrectly lead to serious implications in terms of your company’s ability to continue to trade in its chosen area of business & senior management may be questioned by the enforcement bodies on their ability to run a company in a professional & reputable manner. Our knowledge & experience will help to make sure that the restricted license is the correct license & help to make your company fully compliant with the legislation from application to the introduction of systems of work for continual compliance.
We also offer support services to Restricted operators, these are operators that only move their own goods and do not offer their transport as a paid for service, the difference is that Restricted operators do not require a Transport Manager / CPC holder, however they are still subject to the same sets of regulations as the “Standard” operator is and usually do not have a competent transport manager to advise them.
Restricted operators 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, regardless of the number of vehicles and drivers you have
Do you need a restricted Operators license?
- Unsure where to begin?
- Unsure of the requirements?
- For a fixed fee we can complete the necessary paperwork for your restricted license and ensure you have all the necessary documentation to ensure a swift and successful application.
- Once you have been granted your license we can set you up with a simple but effective system for maintenance, pmi and tacho record keeping as well as driver infringement systems and daily walk around check procedures.
- If you would like help applying for your Restricted Operators License please contact us.
Do you hold a Restricted Operators License?
- Are you up to date with the regulations regarding driver’s hours and working time?
- Do your drivers carry the correct amount of records with them?
- Are you aware of the requirements of your Operators license?
- Are your administration systems and procedures up to date?
- Do you have access to a competent resource?
- **Would you pass a VOSA inspection?**
- Can provide a range of services to assist you with your administration and systems and procedures or we can undertake these essential services for you.
Holders of restricted operator licenses are not required to employ a qualified transport manager, which means that about a quarter of all heavy goods vehicles are operated on the roads of Great Britain without the benefit of control exercised by a Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) holder’
A Restricted Operators License - to operate vehicles within the EEC as long as you are only carrying your own goods. The main advantage of this type of license is that there is no requirement to employ a transport manager with a CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) and the financial resources that need to be in place are less. However as the operator must maintain the same standards as an unrestricted license holder it is advisable to have access to professional advice