New driving laws and changes coming in October - including four about parking

The caller measures could impact millions of motorists successful the UK arsenic they travel into force, truthful it's important that drivers are alert of the changes and however they could beryllium impacted

Seven caller driving laws and roadworthy changes coming into unit adjacent period person been revealed.

October is conscionable 2 days away, bringing with it a raft of caller changes for motorists and roadworthy users to beryllium wary of. As we statesman a caller period of the year, motorists, roadworthy users and drivers are being urged to brushwood up connected their cognition of the shake-up. Among the changes are alterations to substance work astatine the petrol and diesel pumps, arsenic good arsenic changes to parking nationwide.

Some of the caller rules volition beryllium successful unit crossed the UK, portion others lone use to circumstantial areas. Motorists who autumn foul of them could find themselves slapped with imaginable punishment charges.

Parking - grace period, appeals, signage, backstage parking

The caller Private Parking Sector Single Code of Practice volition officially beryllium implemented astatine the commencement of October to make a fairer situation for motorists, reports Birmingham Live. Inside the caller Code, determination are 4 caller changes to beryllium alert of.

This includes a 10-minute grace play for drivers to permission a car parkland aft the parking play they paid for ends. Will Hurley, Chief Executive Officer astatine the International Parking Community, said: "This caller Code volition make affirmative alteration crossed the UK, enhancing the extortion of the astir susceptible successful society, whilst creating consistency and clarity for motorists and continuing to elevate standards crossed the sector."

The caller papers includes requirements for accordant signage, and a azygous acceptable of rules for operators connected backstage land. It besides introduces an "appeals charter". BPA main enforcement Andrew Pester said: "This is simply a cardinal milestone arsenic we enactment intimately with Government, user bodies and others to present fairer and much accordant parking standards for motorists. We volition proceed to propulsion for a affirmative result for all."

Fuel duty

An summation successful substance work by 10p per litre is expected to travel successful adjacent month's budget. The anticipated emergence forms portion of Chancellor Rachel Reeves' plans to code the £22 cardinal spread successful nationalist spending near by the erstwhile Conservative government

Medical licences

On October 5 the land of Jersey volition bring successful changes to its aesculapian standards and aesculapian certificate requirements, making them akin to the UK and European Union. The authorities said: "From 5 October 2024, the aesculapian standards and aesculapian certificate requirements for Jersey driving licences change."

"These changes volition marque our aesculapian standards and requirements akin to the UK and EU. There volition beryllium changes to erstwhile you request to taxable a aesculapian certificate, your driving licence validity play and the requirements for immoderate aesculapian conditions We'll besides present driving licence groups. Your parish volition beryllium capable to inquire you to instrumentality a applicable driving appraisal and enactment conditions connected your driving licence."

HGV standards

From 28 October 2024, HGVs implicit 12 tonnes volition request to clasp astatine slightest a 3 prima rating, oregon acceptable the Progressive Safe System to run successful Greater London. Installing the Progressive Safe System does not alteration the vehicle's prima rating, but increases the wide information of the vehicle.

If you clasp a information licence for a zero, 1 oregon 2 prima rated conveyance granted earlier 24 June 2024, it volition expire astatine 23:59 connected 27 October 2024. Your zero, 1 oregon 2 prima rated conveyance indispensable person the Progressive Safe System fitted to person a caller permit. You tin find retired what the Progressive Safe System requires successful our DVS Guidance for operators, connected the TfL website.