Commercial vehicles weighing less than 3.5-tonnes fall outside of the scope of a DVSA operator licence. They still need frequent, scheduled checks under law, but they are not subject to the same kind of more… Why your vans might need more regular checks
The walkaround check is very much at the front-line of risk management for fleets, whether it is a simple tyres, levels and lights check for a company car driver or the more formal and controlled checks that commercial vehicle drivers have to complete under VOSA regulations.
What these checks have in common is that they are prone to complacency over time, that drivers start to tick the boxes without really looking properly at the areas they are supposed to be inspecting.
We often hear from fleets that the standard one-sheet safety checks carried out by dealers when servicing cars and vans need to provide more useful information. The fact is that the current checks, which tend… Why dealer safety checks need to change
We recently conducted a survey of fleet operators from a wide range of business sectors and size. The results clearly demonstrated that regardless of fleet size and profile, companies are often confused about their legal responsibilities.
We also found that a large proportion of operators we questioned are aware of weaknesses within their fleet policies and almost all are concerned on some level about their legal exposure.
If you share any or all of these concerns, we can help you take the first step towards achieving peace of mind.
