Dual registration for specialist events hauliers
How to use the dual registration measure if you are a specialist events haulier.
About dual registration
The dual registration measure is for operators working on a 바카라 사이트榟ire or reward바카라 사이트� basis who have an established haulage base outside Great Britain (GB) and who also maintain a GB haulage base.
Dual registration allows operators to temporarily transfer their vehicles between their 2 operator바카라 사이트檚 licences. This means a GB-registered or EU-registered vehicle will be subject to the market access rules of the country where their haulage bases are registered, provided the vehicle(s) have been transferred onto the relevant operator바카라 사이트檚 licence.
Under dual registration, if GB-registered vehicles are transferred onto an operator바카라 사이트檚 licence registered to an EU base, apply to those vehicles. If EU-registered vehicles are transferred onto an operator바카라 사이트檚 licence registered to a GB base, GB domestic rules apply. 聽聽
Without dual registration, a GB-registered vehicle entering the EU on a GB operator바카라 사이트檚 licence would have their movements restricted by the EU바카라 사이트檚 rules applying to international goods vehicles.
Similarly, EU-registered vehicles entering the UK on an EU operator바카라 사이트檚 licence would have their movements restricted by the GB rules applying to international goods vehicles.
The vehicles will need to be registered and comply with domestic legislation in the countries in which their bases are established.
Hauliers using this measure will be exempt from paying Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) on a foreign-registered vehicle whilst the vehicle is temporarily operating on a GB operator바카라 사이트檚 licence.
The VED exemption only applies to vehicles brought into GB temporarily. The department interprets 바카라 사이트榯emporarily바카라 사이트� in most cases as being no more than 6 months in any 12-month period. This period aligns with the rules on temporary imports. This can be a single visit, or several shorter visits. There is no minimum time period between exit and re-entry.
Operators are required to specify (register) the vehicle(s) prior to its first use under their GB operator바카라 사이트檚 licence, and to remove the vehicle from their GB operator바카라 사이트檚 licence when it leaves GB. This is to ensure that the vehicle(s) do not inadvertently exceed the 6-month limit. This can be done by contacting the Office of the Traffic Commissioner at tcco@otc.gov.uk.
To add the vehicle back on to their international operator바카라 사이트檚 licence, operators will need to contact the relevant competent authority where the international base is established.
Eligibility and criteria
The criteria an operator must meet to use the dual registration and VED exemption are that:
- the operation consists of national carriage for hire or reward by a haulier who is a holder of a Community Licence or an authorisation issued by the relevant authority in the country of establishment - if the driver is not a national of an EU member state, they must hold a driver attestation relevant to the territory in which the haulage base is established
- the vehicle has been specifically designed or substantially modified to carry the goods set out below
- the goods being carried are property, equipment or animals being carried to or from theatrical, musical, film or circus performances or sporting events, exhibitions or fairs, or to or from the making of radio or television broadcasts or films
- the goods being carried are loaded, unloaded or reloaded within GB - the goods must remain unchanged
The terms 바카라 사이트榩roperty바카라 사이트� and 바카라 사이트榚quipment바카라 사이트� can include works of art and accompanying display materials, musical instruments and accessories. This does not include goods intended for onward sale, such as merchandise.
Alongside this, hauliers will need to satisfy a number of conditions, set out in the following sections.
Operator licences
To function as a haulage operator, the haulage company will need an operator바카라 사이트檚 licence (sometimes called an O licence).
Refer to the goods vehicle operator licensing guide for the current arrangements.
An operator바카라 사이트檚 licence is issued by a traffic commissioner who also has powers to take regulatory action against a licence holder where they fail to meet the expected standards of operation.
An operator바카라 사이트檚 licence must be held by the person 바카라 사이트� whether an individual, partnership or a company 바카라 사이트� who 바카라 사이트榰ses바카라 사이트� the vehicle and this may or may not be the owner of the vehicle. The user of the vehicle can be:
- the driver, if they own it or it is in their lawful possession under an agreement for hire, hire-purchase or loan
- the person or entity who employs or contracts the driver 바카라 사이트� whoever controls or pays the driver
The operator will be responsible for ensuring that all operator licensing and road safety requirements are met, including complying with drivers바카라 사이트� hours and tachograph rules and ensuring that vehicles and trailers are roadworthy to UK standards prior to use in the UK. Foreign-registered vehicles are subject to the same rules as vehicles registered in the UK.
The maintenance commitments that the operator gives to the traffic commissioner on application must be complied with in full. This includes ensuring that drivers carry out adequate walk-round checks of the vehicle, which are recorded in writing.
An operator should assess whether the vehicle requires a first use inspection in order to comply with the maintenance inspection intervals specified for that licence.
You can contact the DVSA International Road Haulage Permits Office for help with applications for transport outside certain EU countries.
Using foreign vehicles on a GB operator바카라 사이트檚 licence
For journeys to be considered domestic, the vehicle must be operating under the operator바카라 사이트檚 licence for the base in the territory in which it is being used.
Vehicles being used outside GB should be operating under their local operator licence, and when those vehicles are in GB, they should be operating under the GB operator바카라 사이트檚 licence.
This will not impact the UK-wide validity of Northern Irish-registered vehicles.
If you are a specialist event haulier involved in the transport of equipment for cultural events, you can register your interest in temporarily transferring vehicles onto your GB operator바카라 사이트檚 licence by contacting the Office of the Traffic Commissioner at tcco@otc.gov.uk.
The Office of the Traffic Commissioner will then provide details of how to register non-GB registered vehicles.
Operators will need to ensure that the vehicles have been removed from their international licence for the same period.
Adding a vehicle onto a GB operator바카라 사이트檚 licence while it remains on an international operator바카라 사이트檚 licence is not permitted in GB. The vehicle must only be on one operator바카라 사이트檚 licence at a time.
Establishing an operating base in Great Britain
In order to maintain an establishment in GB, operators would have to continue to comply with the licensing requirements in GB law.
Establishing an operating base in the EU
GB operators who do not already have an operating base in the EU will need to establish themselves as a road transport operator in the EU and obtain an EU Community Licence. To do that, an operator would need to comply with several obligations including, but not limited to:
- having an establishment in an EU member state with premises in which it keeps its core business documents, in particular, its accounting documents, personnel management documents, documents containing data relating to driving time and rest and any other document to which the competent authority must have access in order to verify compliance
- having at its disposal on an ongoing basis, a number of vehicles and drivers, proportionate to the volume of transport operations carried out by the undertaking
- being of good repute, according to
- having appropriate financial standing, according to
- registering on register of commercial companies (if required by national law)
- ensuring compliance with local tax and VAT law
- having vehicles registered or put into circulation and authorised for use under national laws (vehicles can be owned or leased)
- conducting its administrative and commercial activities with appropriate equipment/facilities at the premises and managing its operations using its vehicle, as referred to above
- having at its regular disposal vehicles and drivers normally based at the operational centre in the EU member state (in proportion to transport operations undertaken)
Choosing an EU member state in which to set up an additional base will involve several considerations to be made on a case-by-case basis. This is a business decision and not something the government can advise on.
If any operator is considering setting up a new operating base in the EU or elsewhere internationally, they may find it helpful to consider talking to an operator who has already done so.
When operators are not using the dual registration measure, operators can:
- make use of their additional haulage base in the EU and undertake general haulage work in the EU, provided they comply with their EU Community Licence conditions and the EU바카라 사이트檚 internal market access rules for road haulage
- undertake general haulage within the UK with their EU-registered vehicles, provided they comply with the rules that apply to EU goods vehicles operating in the UK
Operators cannot:
- undertake general haulage whilst using the dual registration measure
- undertake cabotage in between touring for events 바카라 사이트� nor directly after completing a tour
This is because cabotage requires a foreign-registered vehicle to enter another country with an initial load of goods to be unloaded before transporting goods within that country.
Establishing an operating base in a non-EU country
If an operator wants to maintain their base in a non-EU country (rather than an EU country) alongside their GB establishment, then they would have to continue to comply with the licensing conditions in that non-EU country. We would recommend contacting that country바카라 사이트檚 enforcement agencies for detailed advice.
Transport managers
Operators establishing a base in the EU will need to appoint a transport manager who must be of good repute and have a Transport Manager Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC).
The appointed person must be resident in the EU.
The GB establishment will also need to continue to have a transport manager under the same conditions.
The appointed person must be a resident in the UK.
An operator wishing to establish and maintain a base in a non-EU country would need to comply with any requirements relating to transport managers or equivalent that may be in place in that country.
Drivers
Drivers will need a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC). Both the EU and the UK recognise each other바카라 사이트檚 Driver CPC qualifications for providing a service (I.e., driving) in each other바카라 사이트檚 territories but not for employment.
Those employed by the EU base will need a Driver CPC issued in an EU Member State; those employed by the GB base will currently be able to use either a UK or an EU-issued Driver CPC, although this could change in the future.
Operators wishing to transfer an EU-registered vehicle onto their GB operator바카라 사이트檚 licence would need to ensure that their drivers have the right to work in the UK. This is because while they are driving a vehicle on a GB operator바카라 사이트檚 licence, they would be employed by the GB base. Likewise, when driving a vehicle under the EU operator바카라 사이트檚 licence they would be employed by the EU base and would need to be eligible to work in the EU.
Operators who have established and maintain a base in a non-EU country will need to ensure that their HGV drivers meet the driver qualification requirements relevant to the territories they are established in.
Related guidance on touring and working in the EU and EEA
Updates to this page
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Further clarification regarding the market access rules that apply when using dual registration and how operators can use their second haulage base.
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