{"id":7392,"date":"2011-12-15T15:39:19","date_gmt":"2011-12-15T15:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=7392"},"modified":"2011-12-15T15:39:19","modified_gmt":"2011-12-15T15:39:19","slug":"red-tape-to-be-slashed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=7392","title":{"rendered":"Red Tape To Be Slashed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An <span style=\"color: #800000; \">email alert from the DSA says that red tape is to be slashed for motorists. The key changes are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>no need for a paper counterpart for your licence by the end of 2015<\/li>\n<li>annual SORN renewal not required<\/li>\n<li>hard-copy V5C certificates for fleet operators only<\/li>\n<li>exemption from driving hours limits to benefit TA reservists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can see the more detailed blurb by following that link. Other changes include not needing an insurance certificate, not having to prove you have insurance when taxing your car, exemption from CPC for some drivers (e.g. farmers), changes to parking levy assessments, and altering the lost property rules for bus companies.<\/p>\n<p>Quite frankly, most of it is a lot of flap about nothing &#8211; and yet it probably kept hundreds of government officials busy for months coming up with it.<\/p>\n<p>I note the Red Tape Challenge link at the bottom of the page. This is a load of red tape in itself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An email alert from the DSA says that red tape is to be slashed for motorists. 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