Restricted operator licence

No transport manager doesn’t mean lighter rules.

With no transport manager, the maintenance duties fall to you. Roadworthy keeps on top of them in one place, and you get me as well.

Call Andy07912 679686Ask me to ring you
  • First month free
  • No card needed
  • No app for drivers
The walkaround check on the driver's phone, item by item
A driver reporting a defect on the phone, with a photo
Sample data

The Traffic Commissioners’ latest figures

783public inquiries into goods vehicle operators in a year. About fifteen a week.
201of those inquiries ended with the licence revoked. Roughly one in four.
31,008restricted licences in issue in Great Britain. Every one carries the same maintenance promises.

Source: Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain, annual report 2025-26.

What the licence asks of you

The same promises as any operator licence.

When you applied, you gave undertakings: formal, binding promises to the Traffic Commissioner. A restricted licence carries the same ones as a standard licence. They include:

  • Vehicles and trailers kept fit and serviceable, hired ones included
  • Safety inspections at the interval on your licence
  • Defect, inspection and repair records kept for at least 15 months
  • Proper arrangements for drivers’ hours, loading and maintenance
  • Changes that could affect the licence reported within 28 days

Break an undertaking and the Traffic Commissioner can revoke, suspend or curtail the licence. The work is usually being done. The trouble at a Public Inquiry is proving it.

Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995. General information, not legal advice.

A roadside check: an examiner takes a document from the driver of a lorry
What Roadworthy does

Every job, in one place.

These are the real screens. Swipe to see each one.

A walkaround check on the driver's phone

Walkaround checks on the driver’s phone

A QR card in the cab. The driver scans it with their own phone, with no app and no login, and you see the check in the office.

A driver reporting a defect with a photo

Defects tracked through to the repair

Who reported it, who fixed it and who signed it off, with the paperwork attached.

The inspection, brake test and MOT calendar

Inspections, brake tests and MOTs on one calendar

Reminders before they’re due. Your garage uploads its sheets through its own link.

The drivers list with licence checks and card expiries

Licence checks and driver briefings

DVLA licence checks on a 90-day clock, and briefings your drivers sign on their phone.

A driver's day in the tachograph analysis

Tacho analysis for drivers’ hours Add-on

Upload card and unit files from any reader. Infringements are explained in plain English.

The Operator Pack: handbook, policies and inductions

The Operator Pack Add-on

Your driver handbook, policies and new-starter induction, signed by every driver on their phone.

The reports screen, where the compliance pack is built

Your records in one indexed PDF

When DVSA or the Traffic Commissioner ask, pick the period and build the pack.

Sample data

Register, first month freeSee how it works, step by step
And you get me as well

Most apps leave you on your own.

I’ve worked in transport compliance for over 20 years, and I built Roadworthy for the operators we look after. Use it and I’ll keep an eye on your compliance through the system, point out anything that needs attention, and be on the end of the phone when you need me.

Andy LoganLogan Logistics, Blackburn

Call Andy07912 679686
Getting started

How it starts.

  1. Ring me, or register.Registering takes a minute and needs no card. Your first month is free.
  2. Add your vehicles and drivers.Then print a QR card for each cab.
  3. Your drivers do their next check on their phone.You see it in the office as soon as it’s done.
Talk to me

Rather I rang you?

Leave your number and I’ll call you back within one working day. Or ring me now on 07912 679686.

I only use these details to call you back. See our privacy notice.

Thanks. I’ll ring you.

Within one working day. If it can’t wait, call me on 07912 679686.

Or register now. Your first month is free

Questions

Do I need a transport manager on a restricted licence?

No. A restricted licence is for carrying your own goods, and it has no transport manager test. The maintenance duties are the same as on a standard licence, and they sit with you, the licence holder.

What does it cost?

It depends on how many vehicles you run and which parts you want. Ring me on 07912 679686 and I’ll tell you there and then. Your first month is free either way, and no card is needed to start.

I’ve only got one or two vehicles. Does it still work?

Yes. Everything is set up per vehicle and per driver, so one lorry works the same way as twenty.

Do my drivers need an app?

No. They scan the QR card in the cab with their own phone. There is nothing to download and nothing to log in to.

Call Andy07912 679686Register
Call AndyRegister