Government Resources: Road Haulage, Customs and Driver Shortages

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Ventilation in work areas

HSE’s updated guidance will help you identify poor ventilation in work areas and take practical steps to improve it. This can help reduce the risk of COVID19 spreading in your workplace.

Our updated guidance includes a new video setting out the key advice, and there is information on:

  • identifying poorly ventilated areas and using CO2 monitors

  • improving natural ventilation

  • how to improve mechanical ventilation

  • air cleaning and filtration units

  • ventilation in work vehicles

We also have some examples of how businesses have improved ventilation to reduce COVID-19 transmission in the workplace.

 

PM call with Chancellor Merkel

PM call with Chancellor Merkel: 22 July 2021: First published.

Northern Ireland Protocol

Northern Ireland protocol – next steps: Details of the UK’s proposed approach on the Protocol.

Road Haulage

International road haulage: HGV and trailer documents: Insurance green cards will not be needed from 2 August 2021 to drive in the EU (including Ireland), Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Liechtenstein, Norway, Serbia or Switzerland.

UK to seize Brexit opportunities and unleash innovation by overhauling approach to red tape: 22 July 2021: First published.

Customs

Customs, VAT and Excise UK transition legislation from 1 January 2021: Added links to 2 statutory instruments, these are: The Customs (Tariff etc.) (Amendment No 2) Regulations 2021 and The Customs (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) (Amendment No 2) Regulations 2021.Added links to 1 tariff reference documents page: Reference Documents for The Customs (Preferential Trade Arrangements) (EU Exit) (Amendment No 2) Regulations 2021.

Search the register of customs agents and fast parcel operators: The list of customs agents and the list of fast parcel operators have been updated.

Sanctions

The UK sanctions list: New designations under the global anti-corruption regime.

Driver Shortages

Please complete this survey on the driver shortage and the impact this is having on the road haulage industry. Deadline: 6 August 2021. All responses should be sent to this email address (RSSSFOLRCOVID19@dft.gov.uk) with the subject; Response to DfT Haulier Survey. If there any questions about this survey, then please reply to this email (RSSSFOLRCOVID19@dft.gov.uk).

Covid-19

NHS Test and Trace in the workplace –  guidance updated on 23 July, including information on exemptions re: self-isolation.

 

Recruitment of non-UK nationals

Brexit: guidance for businesses - Added links to guidance on right to work checks and recruiting people from outside of the UK.

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