It would be worth reporting the company you were driving for to DVSA. There’s no way that a compliant company can expect a driver to carry out daily checks in his own time. And as an agency driver with a vehicle you’ve never seen before, you need to carry out a very careful daily check. If you’ve got written evidence that you are expected to do the checks in your own time, that’s them bang to rights.
At the very least they’ll get a fleet inspection, and who knows what that might unearth?
