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Your free 2026/27 HGV Compliance Pack

Every key deadline, a tick-box compliance checklist and drivers' hours at a glance, in one short PDF. Straight to your inbox, free.

  • Diesel rebate, fuel excise and carbon tax dates for 2026/27
  • Tick-box checklist for tacho, CVRT, Driver CPC & operator licence
  • Drivers' hours rules on one page
  • Where drivers get caught at RSA roadside checks
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What's inside

01

Key dates

Diesel rebate claim deadlines, the phased fuel excise changes from Budget 2027, the carbon tax date and Euro 7. Stick it on the office wall.

02

Compliance checklist

Tick-box checks for driver cards and downloads, CVRT, Driver CPC, your operator licence and diesel rebate claims.

03

Drivers' hours

Daily and weekly driving limits, breaks and rest periods on one page, so there's no guessing at the roadside.

04

Where drivers get caught

About 1 in 3 drivers inspected by the RSA in 2026 were non-compliant. Here's what they're catching people on.

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