From 1 May, new guidance will be in place regarding HGV and PSV inspections. The changes were covered by the RHA in a heads-up it gave to its members recently.
Click HERE to download the HGV inspections manual. To find what has changed, look at the 2nd and 3rd pages of the document.
RHA, however, calls for more attention to the revised guidance on the categorisation of defects, which also changes from the beginning of May.
According to the association, the document has been updated to include new items, notes and amendments in parts 1 and 2 of the manual. There are significant updates to the load security sections, which includes removing the reference to the load security matrix.
Other updates include vehicles missing an obligatory seat belt, electronic stability control (ESC), suspension joints and overrun brakes.
Click HERE to download the revised categorisation of defects document.