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Halloween hall of HGV horrors

Posted by: Gareth Prismick, Posted on: 29 October 2019 - Categories: Enforcement
Overloaded truck carrying another truck

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.

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Getting ready for the roadworthiness directive

Posted by: Gordon Thomson, Posted on: 4 May 2018 - Categories: Features, Vehicle testing
Lorry at an authorised testing facility

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.

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How the roadworthiness directive will affect heavy vehicle testing

Posted by: Gordon Thomson, Posted on: 27 December 2017 - Categories: Vehicle testing
Lorry at an approved testing facility

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.

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Is your brake testing up to standard?

Posted by: Dave Wood, Posted on: 7 November 2017 - Categories: Features
Image of coach on a street

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.

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Record keeping: staying up to date

Posted by: Office of the Traffic Commissioner, Posted on: 29 February 2016 - Categories: Maintenance workshop, Operator licence
Man typing on a laptop

...HGV and PSV safety inspection records at Annex 5 of the Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness. Don’t forget to check the latest versions of the inspection manuals Where safety inspection records...

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