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. And, if you find any braking performance problems while the vehicle or...
View ArticleSafety first - don’t forget your walkaround checks!
With Black Friday and Christmas fast approaching, it’s particularly important that you do your daily walkaround checks this winter. Most of the faults our staff find at the roadside could have been...
View ArticleHow 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 will affect heavy vehicle...
View ArticleRuth Kyriacos: DVSA vehicle examiner
My name's Ruth Kyriacos and I've been a DVSA vehicle examiner since 2002. Because it's International Women's Day, I wanted to let you know a little bit about my experience of working for DVSA as a...
View ArticleVehicle operator licensing: a digital future
In another of our guest blogs from the Traffic Commissioners, they explain why they're moving away from paper licensing applications. Whether it’s buying vehicles, checking a bank balance, paying a...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleWhat do the operators think of earned recognition?
I'm thrilled to announce that DVSA earned recognition has gone live today, Tuesday 24 April 2018. It's been a long, long road to get here (no pun intended) and we'd like to thank everyone who's...
View ArticleGetting 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....
View ArticleLearner drivers on motorways: what lorry and coach drivers need to know
From Monday 4 June 2018, you’ll start to see learner drivers having motorway driving lessons in England, Scotland and Wales. As professional drivers and operators, you rely on the motorway network to...
View ArticleChoosing the best Driver CPC course for you
To keep your Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC), you need to do 35 hours of training, every 5 years. Whilst many drivers, and their employers, schedule periodic training over the...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....