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Q. How long should a vehicle defect check take?.

A. The answer is very much reliant on the type of vehicle being inspected – for instance a coach will take longer that a 7.5te rigid. However, as a rule of thumb, a thorough defect check should take roughly 15 minutes to do properly. In fact, the DVSA may reprimand drivers at the roadside if they consider a defect check is too short or hasn’t been recorded on the tachograph as Other Work.