Regulating for Growth Kevin Rooney Traffic Commissioner Traffic Commissioners Regulating for Growth Kevin Rooney Traffic Commissioner Championing safe, fair and reliable passenger and goods transport 1

Review and modernise the regulation of commercial vehicle drivers Traffic Commissioners 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 Simplification ideas – TMs having to send in certificates we have on file, us PTR’ing them when they don’t Championing safe, fair and reliable passenger and goods transport 2

to deliver a 22% reduction in application process cycle time Traffic Commissioners 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 Simplification ideas – TMs having to send in certificates we have on file, us PTR’ing them when they don’t Championing safe, fair and reliable passenger and goods transport 3

Modernised STC Guidance and Directions: Transport managers Delegations Traffic Commissioners Modernised STC Guidance and Directions: Transport managers Delegations Case management & decision making Simplification ideas – TMs having to send in certificates we have on file, us PTR’ing them when they don’t Championing safe, fair and reliable passenger and goods transport 4

Further modernisation needs legal change: Traffic Commissioners 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 Simplification ideas – TMs having to send in certificates we have on file, us PTR’ing them when they don’t Championing safe, fair and reliable passenger and goods transport 5

Trialling revised hand-off points with DVSA Traffic Commissioners 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 Simplification ideas – TMs having to send in certificates we have on file, us PTR’ing them when they don’t Championing safe, fair and reliable passenger and goods transport 6