On Saturday, DVSA Enforcement’s Twitter page told of how a lorry was found to have “service brake imbalance across an axle” as well as two faulty parking brakes.
As a consequence, a delayed prohibition was issued.
#HGV inspected🔦
Temperature of one brake caused concern,so a roller brake test was conducted🖥
Suspicion confirmed,with a service brake imbalance across an axle,also two faulty parking brakes❌
Delayed prohibition issued✍️
Brake testing guidance🔽https://t.co/WRkIwF6tet pic.twitter.com/JrzdWb4RWY
— DVSA Enforcement (@DVSAEnforcement) October 15, 2022
Last Wednesday, the DVSA also wrote on Twitter about a HGV with poor load security it had pulled over in South Wales.
The driver admitted the load security wasn’t the best as he was “in a rush to finish”. As the DVSA’s tweet pointed out, the double stacked pallets at the front were collapsing.
This #HGV was recently stopped in South Wales 🚔
Driver admitted they were on their last shift & in a rush to finish…..no #loadsecurity & the double stacked pallets at the front were collapsing 😬
Prohibited until secured & FPN issued to the driver 🚫 pic.twitter.com/4MgvGceMK1
— DVSA Enforcement (@DVSAEnforcement) October 12, 2022
Finally, yesterday the DVSA found a number of issues concerning an abnormal loads operation it checked on the M4.
RPSO @DVSAEnforcement conducted an abnormal loads operation on M4. Officers stopped and examined an abnormal load. Resulted in the vehicle being prohibited. The load weight was 94T and a number of other offences. Check your load @gwentpolice @MarieBiddulph1 @HighwaysEnglan1 pic.twitter.com/FOkes399aL
— Gwent Police | Operations & Support (@gpoperations) October 16, 2022
Inspectors found the load was over the vehicle’s design weight. In addition to that, the vehicle did not have enough axles on the ground. On top of that, there were issued relating to the movement order and the special order, while the driver had also deviated from the planned route.