The eight week consultation starting today (13 July) will consider views on proposed revisions to the Statutory Document on Vocational Driver Conduct, first issued in 2011.
The traffic commissioners’ key strategic objectives include reviewing and modernising the regulation of lorry, bus and coach drivers.
Mrs Bell said: 'Professional drivers carry out the frequently challenging work of transporting goods or passengers across Great Britain and on the continent.
'This consultation is a key part of our work around the regulation of those drivers. I therefore encourage the commercial vehicle industry, stakeholders, safety groups and other interested parties to respond and help inform how traffic commissioners deal with the conduct of professional drivers.'
A number of areas make up the primary focus of the investigation including consistent decision-making, serious offending and informing professional drivers of standards.
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