OAP

1) Old age pensioner. More appropriately called (eg in the US and Canada) 'senior citizens'. Body of people for whom special consideration is given in public/passenger transport matters.

'O' licence

1) Commonly used abbreviation for goods or passenger vehicle operator's licence. Needed by trade and business users of goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes gvw (with certain exceptions), and by operators of passenger vehicles for hire or reward services (ie PSV services).

NVQ

1) National Vocational Qualification (in Scotland, SVQ - Scottish Vocational Qualification). A scheme of nationally recognized qualifications related to the workplace.

NVOC

1) Non-vessel-owning/operating carrier - shipping term.

Nuisance

1) Is an action (in legal terms) by a person/firm, etc which affects the 'reasonable comfort and convenience of life' of others. It is a crime if the nuisance is 'public' (ie where more than one or two persons, but not possible to say how many, are affected) or a civil wrong (ie tort) if the nuisance is 'private' (ie affecting only one or two persons).

NTO

1) National Training Organization. Employer-led body that represents the interests of its particular industry sector in terms of training and education. Replaced Industry Training Organizations (ITOs), Lead Bodies (LBs) and Occupational Standard Councils (OSCs).