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PSV Gate Checks: The Passenger Safety Items Your Bus Drivers Are Probably Missing
Here is something that will be familiar to anyone who manages a bus or coach operation. You hand a new PCV driver a walkaround check sheet on their first morning. They look at it, nod, go outside, and come back ten minutes later with everything ticked. You are fairly confident they checked the lights and…
Read More85% of Roadside Fines Could Be Avoided with a Proper Walkaround Check
According to the Office of the Traffic Commissioner, 85% of roadside fines for vehicle infringements could have been avoided if the driver had actually carried out a proper walkaround check before starting their journey. Not a different check. Not a more advanced check. The same check they are already supposed to do every day. Let…
Read MoreHow Often Should You Carry Out Driver Gate Checks?
This is probably the most common question we get asked by transport managers, and the honest answer is that there is no single number written in law. No regulation says you must gate-check every driver once a week, or once a month, or at any other interval. There is no clause in the operator licensing…
Read More2026 Van Tachograph Rules: What Operators Need to Know
2026 Van Tachograph Rules: What Operators Need to Know From 1 July 2026, light commercial vehicles over 2.5 tonnes that are used for international hire and reward journeys will need to have a Smart Tachograph 2 fitted. For operators who have been running vans across borders without ever having to think about tachographs, this is…
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