does anyone know how to resolve this or do i need to go back to a previous version of the game ?
Check the github, they are working fevorishly on an update. Stand by.
A new version has been released: Release BeamMP v4.9.7 - BeamNG v0.31 | Bug fixes, New Features & BeamNG v0.31 Support · BeamMP/BeamMP · GitHub
Open BeamMP and it should automatically update to the latest version.