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The Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness has been updated
Today, Monday 23 April 2018, we've updated the Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness. It'll still give you advice on different types of inspection, inspections intervals, data storage, and essential...
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Make sure you manage your old tyres
In November we released an update to the Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness. One of the updates in the new guide was about the use of tyres over 10 years old. Since then, we’ve received a few...
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Helping you carry out effective daily walkaround checks
Daily walkaround checks are part of the commitment operators make to get the O licence and they’re vital for road safety; we all know the consequences a lost wheel or not knowing the height of your...
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Heavy vehicle test exemptions: what you need to know and how we are applying...
We restarted annual testing at Authorised Testing Facilities (ATFs) 4 months ago. Since then, we’ve inspected over 232,000 vehicles and trailers. We’re issuing MOT exemptions so vehicles and trailers...
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Buying part worn tyres – what operators need to know
Knowing about and understanding tyre condition is very important. It’s even more important when it comes to issues surrounding part-worn tyres. What are part-worn tyres? Part-worn tyres are in use...
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Operators and large loader cranes on lorries – know your responsibilities
We are encountering an increasing number of heavy goods vehicles with large loader cranes where vehicles have often been converted to accommodate cranes of 80 tonnes lifting capacity or more. The...
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Why you should never get tired of hearing about good tyre management
In the last few years, there’s been a lot of focus on tyres fitted to heavy vehicles. The biggest story was the ban on 10 year old tyres, which the government introduced in 2021. But more recently,...
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The Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness has been updated
Today, 18 April 2023, we've updated the Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness. It will still give you advice on different types of inspection, the inspection intervals, data storage, and essential...
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Bus fire investigation reveals important lessons for industry to take forward
Bus operators provide a vital service for people going to work, school or visiting friends and relatives and rely on being safely delivered to their destination. We know this is a challenging time for...
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What DVSA’s strategy and vision looks like for vehicle testing
We published DVSA’s vision and strategy a few months ago, and I wanted to explain some of the positive things that it will mean for heavy vehicle testing. Our strategic plan to 2025 and vision to...
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