I wanted to update you on some of the work we’re doing behind the scenes at DVSA in the heavy vehicle testing and approvals world.
This year has seen us invest in upgrading our systems, modernising our services and providing a more efficient service for our customers up and down the country.
Register for Operator Self Service and manage your licence details online.
Our targeting tool - Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) system - allows us to rate your risk of working outside the rules and affects how likely you are to be stopped at the roadside. Access your OCRS to see what areas you can work on to improve your score.
VOSA’s recently published Guide for Recovery Operations gives general advice on the legislation affecting the recovery vehicle industry.
You can now voluntarily register your buses, coaches and trailers with VOSA.
This year’s Tyre Safety month – October – focussed on the importance of checking your tyre pressure. But there’s more to tyres than pressure and more to tyre safety than checking them once a year.
Load security is one of the top issues when Paul Walker, VOSA’s Industry Liaison Manager, talks to Operators and Drivers across the country...
The Health & Safety Laboratory (HSL) – the UK's premier health and safety research and incident investigations establishment – has published two straightforward, jargon-free guides aimed at professional drivers and operators in the transport and logistics sector.
The Highways Agency, which looks after the motorways and major A-roads in England, has help and advice for everyone travelling this winter – especially in severe weather. To prepare for your journey, make sure you carry an emergency kit and plan around the weather.
VOSA’s Remote Enforcement Office – REO – is a different method of following up our encounters with your vehicles.
Mobile cranes operating under the Special Types General Order (STGO) are not subject to the braking requirements listed in VOSA’s HGV inspection manual. VOSA has been working with the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) to clarify the in-service brake performance testing …