Goods O Licence
What you need to Know

Paul Stringer
External Transport Manager

Operators Licence – What you need to Know

O licence overview:
being a goods vehicle operator

Types of O licence:
https://www.gov.uk/being-a-goods-vehicle-operator/types-of-licence

Apply for an O licence:
https://www.gov.uk/being-a-goods-vehicle-operator/apply-for-a-licence

Fees for goods vehicle vehicle O Licences: https://www.gov.uk/being-a-goods-vehicle-operator/fees-for-goods-vehicle-licences

Operating Centres:
https://www.gov.uk/being-a-goods-vehicle-operator/operating-centres

Making changes to an O licence:
https://www.gov.uk/being-a-goods-vehicle-operator/make-changes-to-a-licence

What happens if you break the terms of your licence: https://www.gov.uk/being-a-goods-vehicle-operator/what-happens-if-you-break-the-terms-of-your-licence

Exemptions:
https://www.gov.uk/being-a-goods-vehicle-operator/exemptions

The Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) system:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/use-the-operator-compliance-risk-score-ocrs-system

Roadside checks:
https://www.gov.uk/roadside-vehicle-checks-for-commercial-drivers

Maintaining your vehicles:
https://www.gov.uk/being-a-goods-vehicle-operator/maintaining-your-vehicles

Apply for a company tachograph card:
https://www.gov.uk/apply-company-tachograph-card

Apply for a driver tachograph card:
https://www.gov.uk/apply-driver-digital-tachograph-card

Employing or using drivers:
https://www.gov.uk/being-a-goods-vehicle-operator/employing-or-using-drivers

Drivers hours – rules for employers
https://www.gov.uk/drivers-hours/rules-for-employers

Drivers’ hours and tachographs: goods vehicles; Responsibilities of vehicle operators:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/drivers-hours-goods-vehicles/5-responsibilities-of-vehicle-operators