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Closures to Piccadilly Underpass – London during 2025 (January 13 to March 14)

Below are planned closure dates of the Piccadilly underpass in 2025

Programme:

Westbound Closure: 13 January to 14 March
Eastbound Closure: 14 March to 16 May
Full Closure: 16 May to 18 July

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Piccadilly night closures – 12 to 15 January 2025

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Closures of The Somerset House Coach Bays during January 2025

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Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) reforms – came into effect Tuesday 3rd December 2024

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IMPORTANT – DfT Issue Update to Smart Tachograph and Driver Hours Regulations for International Journeys

The Department for Transport have yesterday issued an important update to the upcoming requirements for Smart Tachograph 2 installation and driver’s hours records for PSV’s when conducting journeys into the EU. From 31 December 2024, new requirements will come into effect for some commercial international transport journeys involving PSV’s with more than 10 seats. These … Continue reading “IMPORTANT – DfT Issue Update to Smart Tachograph and Driver Hours Regulations for International Journeys”