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The article focuses on the reports of traffic commissioners (TCs) in Great Britain which reveals the need for legislative change as the current law no longer fit for purpose regime almost three years since the triennial review. The report for 2016-2017 has reiterated the concerns of TC Beverley Bell about the sustainability of O-license fees. TC Kevin Rooney also mentions the falsifications of Driver Certificate of professional competence.

Information about the topics discussed at the "Law on the Way" seminars in Great Britain is presented. These seminars were designed to update operators with the latest legal developments. The seminars allow the local Traffic Commissioners (TC) to raise their concerns on maintenance, record-keeping and the role of the transport manager. It featured several TCs including Scottish TC Joan Aitken, North Eastern TC Tom McCartney and Welsh TC Nick Jones.

The article reports that utilities and local authorities of Great Britain postponed the introduction of new IT systems owing to the British Department for Transport's (DfT) delay in publication of guidelines relating to the Traffic Management Act. The act, passed in 2004 and now due to become law in late 2007, will require firms wanting to dig up roads for maintenance work to obtain permission from local highway authorities. The DfT is blaming persistent delays on the complexity of establishing the guidelines.

The article provides information on Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) in Great Britain. It notes that TROs are included in the Road Traffic Regulation Act of 1984 which highlights three types, such as permanent, experimental and temporary orders. It enumerates the main grounds that a TRO will be imposed including road or building damage prevention, facilitating the passage on the road and improvement of amenities of the area.

The article focuses on the financial problems facing the traffic enforcement operations of the British Vehicle and Operator Service Agency (VOSA). VOSA intends to create a network of enforcement sites by 2008. The proposed Road Transport Bill would allow the agency to collect a deposit from a driver. The agency needs additional high technology tools including automatic number plate recognition and weigh-in-motion sensors.

The article offers information on the utility of the pilot Active Traffic Management (ATM) system opened on the M42 national highway of Great Britain in 2006. As claimed by the country's Highways Agency, no lives have been lost in accidents in the three years of its operation. ATM allows motorway traffic to use hard shoulders at busy times. The central traffic control centre can open the hard shoulder to traffic but at a reduced speed. Journey times and emissions have also been reduced under it.

In this article the author discusses the implications of the delays in the road traffic process reforms in Great Britain. He asserts that the reform is an essential initiative in the advancement of the country and its delays due to political pressure could joepardise consumer status and economic recovery. He notes that mediation process should be optimized since it can benefit a lot of people and create economic advantage.

The article reports that Great Britain Highways Agency hopes to fast-track up to five new Active Traffic Management (ATM) schemes in the New Year and begin a larger tranche of preparatory work for further schemes. ATM allows drivers to use the motorway hard shoulder during congested periods but with the speed limit reduced. Highways Agency chief executive Graham Dalton said he is working to identify which schemes will use ATM and when.

The article reports on the availability of the operator compliance risk scoring system (OCRS) of the British Vehicle and Operator Service Agency (VOSA) on laptop computers used in enforcement areas. The roadworthiness and traffic management record of vehicle operators are the basis of the scoring system. VOSA intends to use the system for roadside encounters. OCRS automatically searches and extracts information from VOSA databases.

This article reports that Hertfordshire police are cracking down on lorry drivers who break the drivers' hours rules and they now have the authority to seize a vehicle if they decide that the driver has broken the regulations. As a result of their increased powers, Hertfordshire Constabulary Road Policing Unit officers say they'll be asking drivers to produce their tachograph if stopped. Should drivers fail to comply or their tacho is missing, the vehicle can be held for up to two days. Drivers from both Great Britain and abroad may be stopped. This legislation came into force on October 1 in order to reduce the number of tired drivers risking their lives and those of other road-users.

Predicts the prospects facing Great Britain's road haulage industry in 2004. Position of the government on the alleged revenue-raising ruse of mobile phone cameras, smoking-in-the-cab cameras and talking-to-passenger cameras; Potential role of supermarkets in the government's anti-congestion campaign; Reason for eliminating the drivers' hours regulations.

Announces that traffic wardens will be given powers to fine motorists for driving offences as part of the British government's bid to ease congestion. Worth of the fine facing motorists for driving offences; Aim of the Traffic Management Bill; Concerns of Kevin Delaney, RAC Foundation traffic and road safety manager over the new powers.

Reports on the response of the Road Haulage Association (RHA) to news that the Highways Agency traffic officers will gain powers in 2004 to manage traffic incidents in Great Britain as of July 2003. Responsibility tasked to the officers as part of the proposed granting of authority; Position of the RHA on the use of hard shoulders as extra lanes for motorways.

Unveils the plan of the British Department of Transport to recruit several traffic officers in 2004. Roles of traffic officers; Cost of recruiting and employing traffic officers; Notions about the plan.