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DVSA Reveal New Aids for Roadside Checks

In their latest blog post; the DVSA reveals the latest tools their agents now have access to when carrying out roadside checks. With direct access to such information as an operators OCRS score, test history, ANPR records and road levy systems; the chances that anything will escape their notice has gone significantly down. Further plans will include Driver License data held by the DVLA as well as vehicle insurance information Don't be caught out; Talk to use today about system audits and…
Compliance August 17, 2018 1049Views 0Like 0Comment

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HSE states ‘Drivers Must Have Proper Facilities’

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed that all drivers must be given access to toilets during their working day, following ardent campaigning from both the RHA and Truckers Toilets UK; as well as a re-examination of the workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) regulations 1992 - specifically Regs 20 & 21. This is in addition to paragraph 127 of the HSE guide to workplace transport safety; which state that loading & unloading areas must have easy & safe access…
Compliance July 27, 2018 2693Views 0Like 0Comment

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An End to Exemptions

Certain heavy vehicles based on an HGV chassis will no longer be exempt from plating and testing. These will include the following: mobile cranes, breakdown vehicles, engineering plant, asphalt trailers, tower wagons, road construction vehicles (barring road rollers), electric trucks under 3-years old, heavy goods vehicles & trailers on some Scottish islands, volumetric concrete mixers, fast tractors & all types of trailers. Such vehicles will need either a valid Goods Vehicle Resting Certificate from 20th May 2018, or such a certificate…
Compliance July 27, 2018 2008Views 0Like 0Comment

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Network Rail figures show 2000 bridges getting hit every year

In new figures released by National Rail, nearly 2000 bridges each year are being struck by a HGV vehicle. If you follow the figures, this comes out to 5-crashes a day, and gives total damages exceeding £12.7m each year. As a means to combat this worrying trend; Stuart Hill, CEO at Pie, outlined two key area's your can address: Educate the drivers: 43 per cent of drivers admitted to not knowing the size of their vehicle. If you pair this with the fact…
Compliance, Legal Advice July 20, 2018 17474Views 0Like 0Comment

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A Deep Dive on Smart Tachograph 3.0

With new 'smart' tachographs on the horizon; so called because new features, data manipulation prevention and additional data being stored, let's take a look at what this will actually entail. The Mandatory New Features An ITS interface (Intelligent Transport Systems) – this allows sharing vehicle data or other data with other systems. For example, download systems, but other systems such as on-board computers and mobile apps too. A GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System, or GPS + GLONASS). As it also…
Compliance July 6, 2018 6939Views 0Like 0Comment

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Changes to the OCRS Score System

If you are interested in joining the Earned Recognition Scheme; please follow this link. From 24 April 2018 the new Earned Recognition Scheme came into effect, adding a Blue category to the risk scores. If you run transport in your business and you run under an operator licence, regardless of what type of licence you hold,I.E.; restricted, standard national international, you will fall into one of the categories below OCRS (Operator Compliance Risk Scores): Grey - New Operators…
Compliance, Legal Issues June 15, 2018 3382Views 0Like 0Comment

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“Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness” has major update

As of Monday, 23rd April 2018 there is a new edition to the DVSA's "Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness" which features a number of major changes. A brief summary of the major changes is as follows: The Inspection table in Annex 4 has been updated following feedback to cover a vast range of time-based frequencies for vehicle inspections. Information related to IT systems used in Vehicle Maintenance Systems, as well as information on Electronic Braking Performance Monitoring Systems available in other…
Compliance April 24, 2018 18655Views 0Like 0Comment

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The Crackdown on AdBlue Cheating Devices Yields Results

As we mentioned in a previous news post; both the DVSA and the Office of the Traffic Commissioner have been enacting a crackdown on vehicles and operators found to be using AdBlue cheating devices. Recently released figures show that between August 2017 & February 2018, nearly 400 trucks where found to have such a device installed; with the breakdown showing that that UK-registered vehicles are more likely than foreign-registered vehicles to have the devices installed. Of 4339 UK-Registered vehicles checked, 261…
Clean Air, Compliance, Legal Advice April 20, 2018 16832Views 0Like 0Comment

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