my mate just rang there in a panic sayin he had been pulled and done for no psv on the rigid he drivin and is wonderin wot the worst would happen to him cos he already has 6 points on his licence and now has it in his head he is gonna loose the books. maybe im wrong but id imagine he prob get a fine and the company he workin for would get hit harder and get a mark on their haulage licence.
whats psv
hitch:
whats psv
That’s what I was thinking
Something specific to NI perhaps?
psv is mot test for hgvs in northern ireland
so much for the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland 
Thought PSV was ‘Passenger Service Vehicle’
Steve-o:
Thought PSV was ‘Passenger Service Vehicle’
Nah, that’s a PCV. 
Well there you go i must be getting old PSV was a passenger service vehicle in my day. 
hitch:
so much for the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Like the MOT test fee for a six axle artic, UK = £188, NI = £92.
I suppose in time there will be different fees for Wales and Scotland, no doubt lower than for England
I thought a “PCV” is a Pallet Control Voucher!
Next!
JISL to ESL:
I thought a “PCV” is a Pallet Control Voucher!Next!
me too , the word i got sick of hearing off stobbie ops… but seems its all changing soon no more chep pallets just all one way … (a bit off topic )
AFAIK the driver is not responsible for ensuring that the truck has a current MOT (or whatever). It’s the Operators problem, not his.
motionlotion:
Well there you go i must be getting old PSV was a passenger service vehicle in my day.
It’s only the British government who could have thought of the idea of getting rid of the PSV and calling it PCV so that they could use the PSV title for the Irish MOT. 
According to Roadtransport.com’s article on HGV & MOT testing By Lucy Wood and Anton Balkitis:
The law is quite clear that responsibility for the roadworthiness of vehicles and trailers lies with the operator. This remains the case even when maintenance is contracted out to a third party and for leased or hired vehicles and trailers.
Reading this I’m assuming the driver is in the clear.
The PSV for buses went out at the same time as HGV for lorries .A bus driver needs a D licence similar to a C licence for lorries.When did lorries become trucks anyone know?
alamcculloch:
When did lorries become trucks anyone know?
Probably when Britain realised that the 1950’s were over and we needed a more widely used term.This time,for once,America and Britain are’nt two nations divided by a common language.It may also have been wishful thinking that by calling an old British heap a truck it might go like a proper yank wagon.