rules

Our tax code contains two kinds of rules.

Ashtead's move comes after UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves changed the government's self-imposed debt rules to free up billions for infrastructure investment.

Drivers can be disqualified, but it tends to happen only for the most egregious flouting of the rules, or ignoring of officials' orders.

It is not clear whether the bonus has in fact been paid out, but the regulator's rules now mean it cannot be paid by the operating company, and must be borne by the company owners.

The process, known as the democratic consent motion, was first agreed between the UK and EU in the 2020 Withdrawal Agreement to give local politicians a say in the new post-Brexit trading rules.