Transport

Stone King is independently recognised as one of the leading road transport law firms in the UK.

With expertise on all aspects of road transport law, our advice includes:

• Public Inquiries and appeals to the Transport Tribunal
• Applications for and dealing with objections for operator’s licences and operating centres
• Tachograph and drivers’ hours regulation
• Handling road traffic incidents, including magistrates’ court defence
• Traffic Regulation Conditions and Traffic Regulation Orders
• Punctuality and reliability of bus services
• Bus Service Operators Grant and Bus Open Data Service
• School transport services
• Community permits
• HR and employment issues with logistics staff

We deal with all size of fleets for sole or small vehicle operators and national fleets, in both the PCV and HGV sectors. If you instruct us we will establish with you precisely what you hope to achieve, and give you a good idea of what you can expect to happen at the hearing.

Our advocates frequently appear at Public Inquiries in front of the Traffic Commissioners and are familiar with the way they like cases presented. This is obviously of assistance to clients.

We can advise you by reference to the particular case in which you are involved, or more generally to ensure that your compliance systems and policies are sufficiently robust to avoid going to court or Public Inquiry in the first place.

We provide director level and transport manager awareness training and we work closely with your directors and transport manager to make sure your company is safe and effective.

We also have expert employment law and HR knowledge within the team and this can assist clients who need to deal with staff issues to resolve compliance matters.

Finally, Stone King is committed to working with clients to deliver beneficial impact into their communities.