DVSA Enforcement

#Spotted #Sandbach👇Part2️⃣ Bad news continues...Operator was an impound target✅ ➡️Know the rules ➡️Know the regulations ➡️Ensure fair competition ➡️Remain compliant #DVSA #KeepingRoadsSafe #Impound

#Overloaded Light Goods Vehicle3️⃣🚨 Gross weight4️⃣5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣kg! 👉Know your vehicle weights 👉Know the weights of your load 👉Prevent accidents 👉Keep roads, the public and yourself safe 🚨Avoid: ➡️Fixed Penalties ➡️Prosecution ➡️Immobilisation ➡️Delays #DVSA #KeepingRoadsSafe

#Overloaded Light Goods Vehicle2️⃣🚨 👉Know your vehicle weights 👉Know the weights of your load 👉Prevent accidents 👉Keep roads, the public and yourself safe 🚨Avoid: ➡️Fixed Penalties ➡️Prosecution ➡️Immobilisation ➡️Delays #DVSA #KeepingRoadsSafe

#Overloaded Light Goods Vehicle🚨1️⃣ Axle 1 and Gross Weight found to be too heavy! 👉Know your weights and that of your load 👉Prevent accidents 👉Keep roads, the public and yourself safe 🚨Avoid: ➡️Fixed Penalties & Prosecution ➡️Delays #DVSA #KeepingRoadsSafe

#Spotted #M6 Immediate Prohibition & Fixed Penalty Notice for the items obscuring the windscreen🚨 Weight Prohibition & Fixed Penalty Notice for2️⃣tonnes overweight on the trailer🚨 Immobilised✅ Unsafe vehicle dealt with✅ #DVSA #KeepingRoadsSafe #ObscuredWindscreen

#Spotted #Sandbach👇Part1️⃣ ❌Vehicle overloaded on the train weight by 520kg = 14% ❌No tachograph fitted ❌Not taxed ❌No operators licence 🚨Immediate prohibition1️⃣inoperative indicator - it was completely missing 🚨Immediate prohibition2️⃣seriously underinflated tyre #DVSA

Non-GB light goods vehicle weighing 7️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣kg - a massive 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣% overload🚨 Court deposition of £1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ taken for dangerous condition & driving under prohibition ❌Know vehicle weights ❌Know load weights ✅Keep roads safe #DVSA #OverweightVehicle

🚨Load Security Issue #Spotted in #Norfolk ❌No straps holding down pallets ❌Driver & Operator Responsibility Prohibited✅ Fixed Penalty Issued✅ ➡️Plan & Prepare ➡️Check & Walk Around Know your load & how to secure👇 ow.ly/GEL750Wt8Cm #DVSA #InsecureLoads

#Spotted #Blackpool👇 Blown TURBO on a coach - random failure not down to poor maintenance Turbo replaced overnight, DVSA assisted the operator by attending out of hours after repairs were made ✅Operator very grateful to #DVSA ✅Passengers & driver made safe #RoadSafety

Court Results👇 #Cheltenham Magistrates' Driver pled guilty to 7️⃣ offences of knowingly making a false tachograph record/entry as required by EU regulation 165/2014 ❌Mitigation given but Magistrates saw no excuses for breaking the rules Fined £1️⃣4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ #DVSA #CourtResults

£2️⃣0️⃣​2️⃣0️⃣ given out in fines and immobilisations Not one, but2️⃣vehicles in excess of 1000kg over on gross weight!😱 1️⃣3️⃣ immediate prohibitions and 8️⃣ delayed for various maintenance issues ✅Heavy and dangerous vehicles taken off the road ✅Advice and education given to many

INSECURE LOADS #Norfolk ❌Any part of the load not secured or able to freely fall is unsafe ❌Driver Responsibility ➡️Plan & Prepare ➡️Check & Walk Around ✅Strap or Chain ✅Net or Sheet ✅Remove Know your load & how to secure👇 ow.ly/Er5t50WqwFu #DVSA #InsecureLoads

#Oxfordshire Agricultural tractor & trailer only permitted to weigh 31 tonne...This tipped the scales at 3️⃣8️⃣- laden with cattle! Design weights & direction notice to the rescue - driver issued fixed penalty✅ Full report requested by DEFRA✅ Info👇 ow.ly/1akT50Wp12h

Officers from GMP Commercial Vehicle Unit & @DVSAEnforcement were working in the Openshaw area yesterday. A number of vehicles were stopped for various offences resulting in 34 GFPNs, 14 vehicle prohibitions, 2 section 165 seizures & 6 TORs. #SaferSummer #fatal4 #VisionZeroGM

#Spotted in #SouthWales HGV with 2️⃣Defective Tyres & Defective Fuel Tank Cap - permitting spillage of diesel! £1500 court deposit✅ £80 immobilisation fee✅ Unsafe vehicle dealt with✅ ❌Ensure Maintenance ❌Keep Roads Safe #DVSA #HGVIssues

Noticed in #Norfolk Part2️⃣👇 2️⃣Double-crewed HGVs BOTH with insufficient daily rest, BOTH parked for9️⃣hours & £800 in fines 🚨One of the the passenger had driven all night - with his driver card in his pocket! 1️⃣6️⃣% gross overweight on light goods for final vehicle of the day!

Noticed in #Norfolk Part1️⃣👇 Day of immediate prohibitions on agricultural vehicles: 2️⃣for tyres 2️⃣for indicators 1️⃣for suspension 1️⃣seriously under inflated tyre ❌Walk around checks are essential ❌Maintenance is a must ✅Keep public & roads safe #DVSA #MechanicalDefects

Harvest time on the horizon...🚜 Tractor towing a trailer: 👉No working brakes on the trailer 3️⃣Tyres smooth & cords on show ❌Defective trailer indicators 🚨Beacon not working Driver & Operator reported to court✅ Points & fines✅ Prevent accidents✅ #DVSA #Tractor #RoadSafe

Double Whammy for HGV Levy👇 Not one but 2️⃣ non-UK HGVs stopped at #Elmswell having alerted ANPR cameras of no levy paid Levy must be paid before entering the UK if the HGV: ➡️is not registered in the UK ➡️weighs 12,000kg+ £6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ fixed penalty #DVSA #HGVLevy

Brake Testing 🛑 If you operate commercial goods, or passenger carrying vehicles, are you ensuring adequate brake performance checks are being conducted? 🚛🚌 You can read all about the requirements in the Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness ⤵️ ow.ly/XP1150Wn3z0