Regulating for Growth Kevin Rooney Traffic Commissioner Championing safe, fair and reliable passenger and goods transport
TC Priorities • Modernisation of the operator licensing regime: law, systems and processes • To concentrate resources on those operators who pose the greatest risk to road safety and fair competition • Review and modernise the regulation of commercial vehicle drivers • To improve the reliability of registered bus services Championing safe, fair and reliable passenger and goods transport
Modernising technology and approach: • Online applications - by spring • “Verify” • Accepting scanned and uploaded documents • “Tri-age” approach to applications to deliver a 22% reduction in application process cycle time Championing safe, fair and reliable passenger and goods transport
Modernised STC Guidance and Directions: • Transport managers • Delegations • Case management & decision making Championing safe, fair and reliable passenger and goods transport
Further modernisation needs legal change: • Does TC environmental role add value? • 12, 000 adverts @ c£ 300 • 250 representations – many irrelevant • Fee levels and structure – get what you pay for Championing safe, fair and reliable passenger and goods transport
Concentrating resources on those operators who pose the greatest risk to road safety and fair competition • Trialling revised hand-off points with DVSA • Alternatives to Public Inquiry • Focus on timeliness Championing safe, fair and reliable passenger and goods transport