Halloween hall of HGV horrors
As Halloween creeps up on us, we thought we’d share with you these recent horror stories that our enforcement officers have spotted on our roads.
Getting ready for the roadworthiness directive
The roadworthiness directive will be implemented later this month, on 20 May 2018. Following my previous blog post, I wanted to give you an update about the work we’ve been doing since then.
How the roadworthiness directive will affect heavy vehicle testing
We’re now getting close to implementing the roadworthiness directive. Most of the changes will happen in May 2018, so I wanted to let you know about the main ones that’ll affect heavy vehicle testing.
Is your brake testing up to standard?
Brake performance testing should be a key part of your maintenance regime that needs to happen at every safety inspection. For most of you, this is standard practice and shows that you’re committed to running your fleet compliantly and protecting other road users.
Record keeping: staying up to date
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...Richard Turfitt, was taken aback recently when, at 2 separate public inquiries, he was shown safety inspection forms that were printed more than 40 years ago. These periodic maintenance inspections...