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Authorized vehicles
1) The maximum number of vehicles (ie over 3.5 tonnes gvw) which may be operated under an ‘O’ licence. This is the total number authorized by the Traffic Commissioner and must not be exceeded (see also ‘specified vehicles’ and ‘margin’).
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Auditor
1) A person/accounting firm who officially audits company accounts in accordance with legal requirements - must be a ‘chartered’ accountant.
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Audible warning instrument
1) An instrument required on a motor vehicle, other than a bell, gong or siren, and capable of giving audible and sufficient warning of the approach or position of the vehicle. Also includes reversing alarms which are devices intended to warn persons that a vehicle is reversing or is about to reverse.
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Attendance at work
1) Term used to describe the activity of goods vehicle driver (and shown on his tachograph chart) as being work for his employer other than driving.
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ATP
1) (1) From French title: European Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs to which the UK is a signatory. It sets specified temperature conditions and standards of thermal efficiency for the movement of prescribed perishable foodstuffs on international journeys. Not currently applicable for UK domestic transport of such foods. (2) Automatic Train Protection. A system to prevent trains passing signals at danger (ie red signals). See also TPWS, SPAD and ERTMS.
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Athens Convention
1) An international convention governing carrier’s liability for passengers and their baggage when carried by air.
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Authorized examiner
1) Under RTA 1988 s67 a person who is: a certifying officer or PSV examiner; appointed as an examiner under the RTA 1988; appointed to inspect public carriages (ie hackney carriages); appointed by the Secretary of State for Transport; a constable appointed to act by or under the instruction of a chief officer of police; appointed by the police authority for a police area to act as such. Authorized examiners may test a motor vehicle on a road, including driving it where necessary, to ensure the law is complied with in regard to brakes, silencers, steering, tyres, lights, reflectors, and the emission of smoke, fumes, vapour and noise.
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06.06.2011 08:06 |
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Audited accounts
1) The (annual) accounts of a business which have been examined and approved by an ‘auditor’. In the case of limited liability companies such accounts are required by law (see Registrar of Companies) and must have been prepared by an independent ‘chartered’ (ie professional) accountant.
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06.06.2011 08:04 |
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Attendant
1) Extra person required to be carried when vehicles/loads exceed certain dimensions. When three or more such vehicle/loads travel in convoy, attendants are required on the first and last vehicles only. See also Statutory attendant - RV (C&U) 1986.
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06.06.2011 08:01 |
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ATR
1) Approved tank requirements - ie for dangerous goods carriage. HSE publication.
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ATOC
1) Association of Train Operating Companies. Set up in 1994 by Britain’s privatized passenger train companies. The Association’s aim is to support and represent these companies and provide membership services. The train companies were, on formation, Anglia; Cardiff Railway; Central Trains; Chiltern; Connex South Central; Connex South Eastern; Gatwick Express; Great Eastern; Great North Eastern; Great Western; Island Line; LTS Rail; Merseyside Electrics; Midland Main Line; North Western Trains; Northern Spirit; Scotrail; Silverlink; South West Trains; Thameslink; Thames Trains; Virgin Trains; Wales & West; and West Anglia Great Northern.
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06.06.2011 07:56 |
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ATIEL
1) Association Technique de l 'Industrie Europeenne des Lubrifiants.
Source: David Lowe. The Dictionary of Transport and Logistics. Kogan Page, 2002. – P.14 (288 p.)
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