VOSA has launched a consultation on proposals to change some fees for a range of services it carries out. This includes fees for truck and bus testing, operator licensing and associated services, the approval and certification of various vehicles, and tachograph calibrator approval. The main focus of the proposed changes to fees is to create [...]
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If you operate one or more ATF’s then you may wish to consider joining the brand new ATF Operators Association which held their first meeting in January. Out of the 300 ATF’s in the UK as many as 32 got together in Coventry to vote in a management team, including transport operators as President and [...]
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Following an investment in excess of £120,000 to improve and upgrade the facilities at its Grays depot in Essex, TIP Trailer Services has now opened its seventh ATF. TIP currently offers ATF facilities at seven of its depots across the UK, including Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Felixstowe, Nuneaton, Grays and Dublin. Announcing details of latest ATF [...]
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To fill in the gap in the truck testing network after the closure of the Ammanford VOSA Test Centre for South West Wales, Day’s Group have invested in a new VOSA Approved ATF at their Truck Centre in Swansea. Taking just three months from the original application to VOSA, the company has worked closely with [...]
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Imperial Commercials has invested more than £160,000 in a new ATF at Days Road, Bristol to offer testing three days a week. Imperial Commercials has bought into the whole ATF scheme with Bristol being the sixth opening in their 29-strong network, although it is unlikely that all the sites will become ATF stations. David Lewis, [...]
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Mercedes-Benz dealer Road Range Commercials rolled out the red carpet for the UK’s Senior Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell as she ‘officially’ opened the company’s, to open its new Flintshire ATF. Mrs Bell said, “In my role as Traffic Commissioner, I am keen to meet representatives from across the industry and to learn about developments that [...]
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Renault Trucks dealer, Norfolk Truck & Van, has invested in its future with the opening of a new ATF at its Enfield site. The dedicated testing lane represents an investment of £200,000 and offers full open access testing for heavy goods vehicles, trailers, minibuses and coaches. Initially operating for two days a week, strong demand [...]
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DAF truck dealer Chatfields (Sheffield) has completed the opening of its ATF. The dedicated drive through lane is at the dealership adjacent to junctions 33 and 31 of the M1. Service Manager Dave Wales says “ A large proportion of our customer base rely on us for preparing and presenting their vehicles for test at [...]
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VOSA is promoting the use of ATFs by making them better value than the official VOSA alternatives. Starting from the beginning of April, the costs of testing a vehicle at either an ATF or a DP will reduce, whilst official test station prices will increase. Neither operator nor ATF owner will be dining out on [...]
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