Jamie Dawson

The waste duty of care under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, what records UK businesses must keep, checking carriers, applying the waste hierarchy, and the penalties for failing.

Hazardous waste requires a consignment note, not an ordinary waste transfer note. What it must contain, consignment codes, the 3-year retention, consignee returns, and EA rules.

Every UK business must complete a waste transfer note when waste changes hands. What a WTN must contain, the 2-year retention rule, EWC codes, and the duty of care behind it.

What water hygiene records L8 ACoP requires from UK businesses, the written control scheme, monitoring logs, tank cleaning, the responsible person, and retention rules.

How to keep a legionella temperature monitoring log, sentinel outlet checks, the ≥50°C hot / ≤20°C cold targets, monitoring frequency, and what HSE expects to see.

Legionella risk assessment is a legal duty for UK landlords and businesses under the HSE L8 ACoP. What it covers, who must do it, review frequency, and the records you must keep.

Why motorhomes have a DVLA V5C (and touring caravans don't), how body type and taxation class work, importing and self-build registration, plus the dual habitation + engine service rule.

The pre-purchase document checklist for a UK used caravan (CRiS check, habitation service history, damp readings, ownership proof) and the red flags that signal a stolen or damp-damaged van.

What a caravan habitation service covers (gas, electrics, damp, ventilation, bodywork) and why the documented service history protects your warranty, insurance, and resale value.

CRiS is the caravan world's V5C, the Central Registration & Identification Scheme that records every touring caravan's identity. How to check, transfer, and why buyers demand it.

UK law requires all horses to be microchipped, including older horses retrospectively since 2020. Who can microchip, the cost, the Central Equine Database link, and the penalties.

The documents to get right when buying or selling a UK horse (passport, bill of sale, vetting certificate, microchip verification) and why the passport alone doesn't prove ownership.