Fines regarding drivers’ hours and the heavy goods vehicles levy

Consultation seeking changes to legislation to allow roadside enforcement officers to issue fixed penalty notices and financial penalty deposits when drivers commit historical offences related to:

• drivers’ hours
• heavy goods vehicle levy

Historical offences are offences committed in the past but detected at a later date, up to 28 days prior, of an enforcement check. The changes would:

• apply to offences committed up to 28 days prior to the enforcement check
• enable greater use of fixed penalty notices and financial penalty deposits, as opposed to court proceedings