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News Desk Update on the 45 hour rest period


When travelling internationally, HGV drivers will have to comply with the in-cab weekly rest ban for the previous 28 days, not just when in Continental Europe, but also including the rests taken in the UK. Enforcement officers will be


looking for evidence that +45 hour rests have been taken away from the cab. The driver is likely to be questioned initially but may also be asked for written evidence. The Road Haulage Association


(RHA) has advised that the driver should have the following documents available to show the authorities: 1. Driving licence showing UK address (a tachograph would show end of day in GB);


2. For drivers with non-GB licences and therefore not showing a UK address, but working for UK companies, it would be helpful for the driver to have evidence of a UK residential address (when the tachograph shows end of day in GB);


3. Hotel/accommodation receipts


for the weekly rest period showing the location where it was taken.


There is no certainty over what


evidence will be required in specific EU states; however, in general


terms, it is expected that the better the evidence available to the authorities, the less likely they will be to impose a fine. BIFA would like to thank RHA for providing the information on which this article is based.


DG restrictions to and from Russian ports


Russia has placed restrictions on the transport of dangerous goods (DG) to and from the country’s largest container port, the Port of St Petersburg, in the lead-up to and


for the duration of the FIFA World Cup tournament this summer. The ban covers all IMO classes


without exception for the period 25 May to 25 July.


Specific class restrictions also


apply to shipments to and from Kaliningrad, whilst proposed restrictions affecting the Port of Ust Luga have now been lifted.


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So who is joining


BIFA?


New member applications are published monthly and listed on the BIFA website, www.bifa.org. You can find details of new member applications by selecting the tab MEMBERSHIP and then you will see a separate page titled MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS. If you wish to bring any


information to our attention regarding any application, an e-mail should be sent to Robert Windsor (r.windsor@bifa.org). BIFA has a Membership Group that can evaluate any applications, where such information as been submitted. We also list on the website those companies that have ceased membership. If you sign up for the BIFA


e-newsletter, it will make checking who has applied for membership really easy. It is sent to subscribers every two weeks and there will be a prompt enabling a one-click link to the appropriate page on the BIFA website. You can register to receive the


BIFA e-newsletter by a simple signup process on the front page at www.bifa.org. You can tailor the type of news that we feed to you. If you have any questions


concerning the website our resident expert, Spencer Stevenson (s.stevenson@bifa.org), will be pleased to help you.


By sea – Hague Visby rules (2 SDR): £2.11 per kg £703.26 per package


By road – CMR (8.33 SDR): £8.79 per kg


By air –Montreal Convention (19 SDR): £20.04 per kg


June 2018


By air –Warsaw Convention (17 SDR): £17.93 per kg


BIFA STC: (2 SDR): £2.11 per kg


(The SDR rate on 15 May 2018, according to the IMF website, was 1.05489)


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