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Inspection processes and standards for bus and coach MOT tests (annual tests).
How to keep heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and public service vehicles (PSVs) safe to drive, including daily checks, inspections, maintenance and record keeping.
1. Introduction There are 5 sub-sections in this section of the guide:…
How vehicle defects found during roadside inspections or vehicle tests are categorised and what action will be taken when they're found.
How to create a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) email alerts account and update your subscription preferences.
Action Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) traffic examiners take to deal with offences, including warnings, prohibition notices, and fixed penalties.
How drivers, transport staff and bridge owners can prevent vehicles from hitting bridges and what to do if a bridge strike happens.
What you need to check inside and outside of the vehicle when you do a bus, coach or other public service vehicle (PSV) walkaround check.
You must report any incident involving your organisation's public service vehicles (PSVs) if there are fatalities, serious injuries, or serious damage.
Information leaflet on wheel maintenance on commercial vehicles.
How buses and coaches are inspected when they're being approved under the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) scheme to make sure they're safe to be used.
The areas that are looked at during maintenance investigations to check that vehicle operators have suitable systems, facilities and arrangements.
Examples of how tyre defects and damage on heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), buses and trailers will be dealt with at roadside inspections and MOTs (annual tests).
How fines and financial deposits issued by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) for offences found at roadside checks work.
The industry standard specification for electronic braking performance monitoring systems (EBPMS) for commercial vehicles.
The law on the use of tyres on steering axle or axles of affected goods vehicles, buses, minibuses and coaches on Great Britain's roads.
The standards needed for seat belts installed in buses, coaches and minibuses (including van conversions).
How to maintain and check the automatic slack adjusters in your heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), public service vehicles (PSVs) and trailers.
How to avoid the top 10 reasons buses, coaches and other M2/M3 category vehicles don't pass the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) inspection.
A list of sites where vehicles can be taken for an LEC test.
Advice on the regulations relating to the use of urban buses on motorways.
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