Prepare now for the EU posting of drivers portal if you plan to travel to the EU
13 January 2022
The DfT have recently released information for those travelling to the EU. The EU is introducing new rules that mean if you operate loaded goods journeys in and between European Member States (cabotage or cross-trade), you may need to register information digitally about your journeys on a new EU web based portal. This is from 2 February 2022.
If this applies to you (you can check here), the information you need to provide include details of the operator, driver, driver employment details, dates of travel, and the vehicle used before the journey commences.
This will apply to you if you use:
- vans of any size or other light goods vehicles (sometimes called ‘light commercial vehicles’)
- vans towing trailers
- HGVs
- HGVs towing trailers
- cars towing trailers
This will also apply to you if you transport goods between 2 points in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway for commercial purposes. This includes:
- moving goods for your own business’ use
- cabotage jobs
- cross-trade jobs
The EU has informed the DfT that the portal will be available before 2 February. To use the service you will need to register, then you will be able to add details of your drivers to reuse when adding journeys.
You can prepare now by getting your information ready ahead of the portal opening for registrations.
Find out how to prepare to register to use the EU portal here. Please contact our regulatory team on 01254 828300 if you need advice.
