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ECMT – Driving in the EU after Brexit.   If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, movers will need extra documentation to drive in the EU and EEA. The current documentation may cease to be recognised after 29th March 2019. Fortunately, there is guidance available

DVSA Tester Shortage Movers are increasingly finding it difficult to book annual vehicle tests, which has resulted in some trucks being taken off the road. Scott, from Central Moves said, “I’ve never had this before. I tried booking annual tests and couldn’t get booked in for several

Social Media v Company Website   Recently, there have been discussions on social media about the value of company websites and the increased reliance on social media platforms for marketing. The argument against investing in a website is usually something like; “Everyone is on Facebook, so that’s

A Quiet Year, So Far   For most UK domestic movers, business has been slow this year. The reasons are not entirely clear, but there seems to be too little interest in moving home, so not enough work to keep us all busy. We can only guess

MOT Rule Changes – 2018   On 20th May 2018, the MOT will change to include three new defect categories. The new defect categories will be; Dangerous – A direct and immediate risk to road safety or has a serious impact on the environment. FAIL. Do not

Join AIM and get the first year’s membership free.   The Association of Independent Movers is offering a full year of free membership to new members. This is a time-limited offer and is only available until 31st August 2018. New members will have access to the Members’

DVSA: Changes to Fines Currently, the DVSA issue fines related to commercial driving offences committed that day or on-going, but they will be extending the time period to cover offences committed in the previous 28 days. From Monday 5th March 2018, DVSA traffic examiners will start issuing

Changes to AIM Membership Criteria The AIM Directors are currently discussing some minor changes to the Membership Criteria, to ensure all members are aware of and compliant with GDPR. As with other criteria, AIM will be happy to assist members and applicants in preparing for the changes