1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Further modernisation needs legal change:
Traffic Commissioners
Further modernisation needs legal change:
Does TC environmental role add value?
12,000 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

6. 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