The alteration came into effect earlier this week, and is intended to make the process simpler for drivers.
It comes as the DVSA has started using a new company to process payments for roadside fines.
This will enable drivers to use their smartphones at the roadside to pay for several offences.
The DVSA has the authority to issue Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for various offences related to vehicle condition, driver hours and licensing, impacting both domestic and international drivers.
What could I get a roadside fine for?
Some common offences that could see drivers hit with a DVSA roadside fine are listed below.
Driver’s House and Tachograph Offences
- Exceeding daily or weekly driving time limits
- Not taking required breaks or rest periods
- Failing to use a tachograph
- Using a defective or tampered tachograph
- Falsifying or failing to produce tachograph records
Vehicle Roadworthiness
- Driving with defective brakes, tyres, lights, suspension, or steering
- Dangerous load securing or overloaded vehicles
- Failure to carry out proper daily walkaround checks
- Operating an unroadworthy vehicle (may result in a prohibition as well as a fine)
Licencing and Documentation
- Driving without a valid driver’s licence or correct entitlements (e.g., no HGV licence)
- Operating without a valid Operator’s Licence
- No MOT certificate (if required)
- Lack of vehicle insurance or road tax
- Failure to produce required documentation (e.g. vehicle registration, insurance)
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Weight and Load Offences
- Overloading axles or gross vehicle weight
- Incorrect or dangerous load securing
- Incorrect use of trailers
Emissions and Mechanical Defects
- Emissions tampering e.g. AdBlue cheat devices or DPF removals
- Using a vehicle that does not meet emissions standards
Driver Conduct and Road Safety
- Using a mobile phone while driving
- Driving without wearing a seatbelt
- Poor vehicle condition leading to immediate prohibition
- Excessive vehicle noise or emissions
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Fines can range from £50 to £300 per offence, depending on severity, and multiple fines can be issued at once (for both driver hours and vehicle defects).
Major changes to car tax were also introduced earlier this year, seeing costs go up for many drivers.
Zero and low-emission vehicles such as electric cars used to be exempt by HMRC, but this ended in April.
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