BVRLA and IAM welcome “common sense” red tape cuts
Measures made to limit the amount of red tape surrounding vehicle leasing rental and rental companies have been welcomed by automotive bodies.
John Lewis, Chief Exec of the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association, believes the Government’s Red Tape Challenge should be commended for embracing the digital era by doing away with the driving licence’s paper counterpart by 2015 and allowing vehicle owners to request V5 documents on demand.
“Credit is due to the Coalition government for coming up with this initiative and the Department for Transport for working with industry to come up with some real results,” he commented.
The BVRLA head said dropping the requirement of presenting valid insurance when taxing a vehicle would be one administrative cost and headache fewer for fleets while scrapping the paper licence was “another common-sense move”.
Making the Red Tape Challenge a regular fixture would be a good idea in Mr Lewis’ view adding that eliminating the paperwork burden of dealing with V5s would be a major cost-saver for UK fleets if it came to fruition.
Read today’s earlier post for the full details of Justine Greening’s red tape cuts
Simon Best, Chief Executive of the Institute of Advanced Motorists also welcomed the changes.
Previously, owners of cars registered with a SORN would be required to confirm that a vehicle was still off the road every 12 months, however today’s changes would remove the need tell the DVLA “something they already know”, said Mr Best who also had some words of warning.
“We would urge the department to carefully consider how any changes would impact on road safety, particularly the suggested proposals for removing driver CPC (Certificate for Professional Competence) for some sectors,” he added.
“The IAM suggest that the department clarifies which drivers still require the driver CPC at the earliest opportunity and encourage those drivers who do need to do periodic training to get started.”
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