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Drivers to be released from
‘reams of red tape’
SsangYong Korando
Drivers are to be released from
reams of red tape currently required
by government, Transport Secretary
Justine Greening announced today.
As a result of the Road Transport
Red Tape Challenge – the
government-wide process to get rid
of unnecessary, burdensome and
overcomplicated regulation – the
Department for Transport is:
Scrapping the regulation requiring
motorists to hold a paper counterpart
to their driving licence by 2015 –
saving drivers up to £8m.
■Improving the regulation
surrounding the notification process
for vehicles that are not in use on the
road (Statutory Off Road Notification
or SORN). Once drivers have
notified the DVLA that their vehicle is
SORN, they will no longer have the
burden of annual SORN renewal.
■Only issuing hard copies of V5C
vehicle registration certificates for
fleet operators when needed, with
the potential for this to be rolled out
to private motorists.
■Introducing a limited exemption
from drivers’ hours rules so that
those who also drive as Territorial
Army reservists in their own time can
continue to do so.
Following a vigorous process of
challenge, both by the public and
within Whitehall, a total of 142 road
transport regulations will now be
scrapped or improved.
Justine Greening said:
"Motorists shouldn’t have to keep
numerous bits of paper just to prove
they can drive and have bought
insurance – we live in the digital age
and we need to embrace that.”
"Reducing the number of rules and
regulations in our life is absolutely
vital to removing barriers to
economic growth and increasing
individual freedoms. This whole
process just proves that there’s so
much sitting on our statute books
that at the very least needs a good
spring clean or can be scrapped
entirely."
Department for Transport (National)
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