TfL announce ‘Grace Period’ for DVS fines

TfL announce ‘Grace Period’ for DVS fines

Breaking News — TfL have today issued some clarification around the “Allow List” and grace period, and how that will operate: Grace period: We are also introducing a 90-day grace period to support operators who have ordered DVS Safe System components ahead of the 1 March enforcement start date and are now experiencing delays in…

May DVS Deadline

May DVS Deadline

In the first week of TfL’s pioneering Direct Vision Standard (DVS) scheme, warning letters were sent out to more than 6,000 fleet operators who did not have permits – the equivalent of over £3.3million in fines. The scheme was introduced on March 1, and requires all HGV vehicles over 12 tonnes to have a permit…

TfL’s Direct Vision Standard ‘Allow List’ – what we know so far

TfL’s Direct Vision Standard ‘Allow List’ – what we know so far

Following lobbying by HGV operators and installation companies such as RS Connect, TfL have decided to offer a concession to those operators by creating an “Allow List” to buy some time following installation and application delays. But what does that mean, and what are these delays? At RS connect we were seeing multiple supply chain…

DVS Application Delays and Future Plans

DVS Application Delays and Future Plans

The Direct Vision Standard (DVS) has been developed in consultation with an expert panel of researchers, academics and representatives from the freight industry, Europe’s foremost HGV manufacturers and regulatory bodies. TfL is also working with other European cities and the European Union to push for long-term improvements by mandating direct vision in EU vehicle design…