DVSA’s Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness updated
The DVSA’s guide to maintaining a roadworthy fleet has been updated and published on Gov.UK.
The guide provides a useful reference on how to keep heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and public service vehicles (PSVs) safe to drive. The guide explains your responsibilities and includes guidance on:
- Dailydriver vehicle safety checks
- Inspection and repair facilities
- Safety inspections
- Monitoring
You can download the guide here.
It has been reported that around 85% of roadside prohibitions could have been avoided if an effective walk-around safety check had been conducted before the driver set off. Electronic mobile driver vehicle safety check solutions such as Descartes SmartCheck offer a Faster, Safer and Smarter way of ensuring essential walk-around checks take place and are recorded and acted upone. Find out more.
Posted on: 11.12.2018
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