Originally designed as an enforcement tool, OCRS is now described as ‘VOSA’s voice in the boardroom’ and is increasingly used by operators to monitor your own performance, often at board level. In October 2012 we made some changes to the system. Here we explain more about the changes OCRS has undergone in recent times.
The HGV Road User Levy will be introduced from 1 April 2014. This time-based user charge must be paid by both UK and foreign operators of vehicles at or above 12 tonnes gross vehicle weight using UK roads. UK operators pay to use many roads abroad, but foreign hauliers have not had to pay to use roads here. The levy will make the system fairer.
There are more than 3.2 million vans registered in the UK. Our data shows that half of these vehicles fail their MOT test, many are driven in an unsafe condition and that we find them to be overloaded 90% of …
Many of you may already have heard that VOSA and DSA are now merging and will be replaced with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency - DVSA.
There’s now less than 8 months left before the 10 September 2014 deadline for lorry drivers with acquired rights to complete their first round of 5 days periodic training.
Tests for diesel cars and heavy vehicles are to be tightened up to ensure vehicles have a critical exhaust filter if one had originally been fitted as standard, Roads Minister Robert Goodwill has announced.
The Department for Transport has issued a safety recommendation on the use of older tyres by buses and coaches. Tyres over 10 years old should be fitted only to the rear axles of such vehicles as part of a twin …
Although the European best practice guidelines for cargo securing for road transport have been around for a while, member states do not yet have a common approach to load security.
Can’t get a heavy vehicle test when you want it? Our online ‘Find your nearest’ service allows you to find all heavy vehicle test stations local to your postcode in seconds. It tells you what kind of test services they …
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