Originally Posted by
PDR1
The law doesn't need to be strengthened; it just needs to be enforced. The law we have is sufficient, but to date its policing is pretty minimal. I'm expecting that to change, but given the huge increase in CAA responsibilities that will come after Brexit anyway it may be a struggle to fund the required enforcers.
PDR
Perhaps not, but as you correctly express it, enforcement is needed. Does that involve more boots on the ground. I would have thought not. Not in these days of computers and high tech stuff. Even HMRC have now had their way and imposed the so called Making Tax Digital (MTD) to tackle tax dodging and tax fraud, all to the cost of the small business community. So why not take a leaf out of the taxman`s book and do something similar with the PPL log book. Mandate monthly electronic filing of it and if it shows a trend of flying more than working, say as a plumber, then pay the bloke a visit and check his bank account. In addition there could be a record of where they have been, whether it was night or day and weather conditions at the relevant times. No cost to the regulator, plenty of it to the likely candidate. It might redress the balance with the mountain of paperwork that a legitimate charter operator has to maintain to make a half decent living out of the job.