Hi all,
I am a class 2 trucker.
Do I need to perform all the same checks and precheck book ticking on a 7.5 paper or card tacho as an 18t or above?
I do mine but I am thinking of no longer doing this.
The reason I ask this is cos I have seen older colleagues not carry their vehicle defect books with them.
Wanna check with you all which is correct - to keep filling in my vehicle defect books on a 7.5t or less or stop?
carry on doing what you are doing anything over 3.5 tonnes come under VOSA regulations
On tippers I was the only bloke in the yard doing a walk round. On fridges I’m the only bloke in the services I see doing a walk round.
There’s no excuse not to do one. If it breaks and kills someone you’ll never forgive yourself.
As has been said 3500kg and up. Do a walk round.
I do a walk round on my own van once a week and on Mrs TT’s car every time I’m home
I’ve seen lots of drivers of all categories drive off without doing vehicle checks, one day it may backfire on them.
You should do pre-run vehicle checks on any HGV vehicle, especially if it’s used by other people as well as yourself.
Tipper Tom:
On tippers I was the only bloke in the yard doing a walk round. On fridges I’m the only bloke in the services I see doing a walk round.There’s no excuse not to do one. If it breaks and kills someone you’ll never forgive yourself.
As has been said 3500kg and up. Do a walk round.
I do a walk round on my own van once a week and on Mrs TT’s car every time I’m home
All of the above is sound advice!
Thank you
Another way to look at it is any vehicle with a o licence in the window.
Police would even expect any driver who drives a commercial company vehicle to perform checks on it daily. Why would you not even check the tyres when it’s potentially 3 points on your licence per defective tyre?
Just a question Ninefifty have you done any moduals of your DCPC
Dan Punchard:
Another way to look at it is any vehicle
FTFY
Dan Punchard:
Another way to look at it is any vehicle with a o licence in the window.
m1cks:
Police would even expect any driver who drives a commercial company vehicle to perform checks on it daily. Why would you not even check the tyres when it’s potentially 3 points on your licence per defective tyre?
so your family car is exempt is it
I think my answer fits the op question spot on ,if you check any vehicle other than one with a olicence on that’s up to you or company policy ,no body will ever ask to see a defect report book on a vehicle 3.5 tonne or less.
ianto:
Just a question Ninefifty have you done any moduals of your DCPC
Have you done any DCPC courses ianto ?
nick2008:
Dan Punchard:
Another way to look at it is any vehicle with a o licence in the window.m1cks:
Police would even expect any driver who drives a commercial company vehicle to perform checks on it daily. Why would you not even check the tyres when it’s potentially 3 points on your licence per defective tyre?
Not at all. My point was that it’s not just vehicles over 3.5 that the OP should be checking as others have suggested.
To keep it simple I Always think if I need to sit in it move the steering wheel and touch the pedals then I need to check it. The cars get checked for oil, water etc every weekend and obv whatever I drive at work gets a good check over. If someone asked me to drive there car for whatever reason I would have a quick look over and make sure I wasn’t getting in anything that would land me 3 points and a fine if I got tugged in it.
Karl86:
To keep it simple I Always think if I need to sit in it move the steering wheel and touch the pedals then I need to check it. The cars get checked for oil, water etc every weekend and obv whatever I drive at work gets a good check over. If someone asked me to drive there car for whatever reason I would have a quick look over and make sure I wasn’t getting in anything that would land me 3 points and a fine if I got tugged in it.
I thought it was just me that took car driving as seriously as lorries
tachograph:
You should do pre-run vehicle checks on any HGV vehicle, especially if it’s used by other people as well as yourself.
Indeed. I had this brought home when I was working at RB. Parked up on the night time, went home taking keys with me. Got to work the following morning, did my walk round and noticed a lump of tread missing from one of the drive axle tyres. Called the tyre fitter out and when he took the wheel off, the bit of tread I did see was the only tread left on the tyre. 
Never noticed a thing driving it back the night before.
If I’d have taken the “I last drove it so it’ll be OK” view a lot of drivers do I’d have had a blowout not long after setting off and the resultant grief blocking a single carriage A road for a couple of hours would’ve resulted in.
Ninefifty:
I do mine but I am thinking of no longer doing this.The reason I ask this is cos I have seen older colleagues not carry their vehicle defect books with them.
So that bald tyre with the wire sticking out won’t blow out on the motorway coz the truck only weighs 7.5t ?
I had one of the drivers drive out the depo once when was changing wheels
he had wanted to go to chip shop
problem was none of the rear wheels on left hand side was done up past hand tight wheel had come off in a main road hitting a RAC van
Dannyf:
I had one of the drivers drive out the depo once when was changing wheels
he had wanted to go to chip shop
problem was none of the rear wheels on left hand side was done up past hand tight wheel had come off in a main road hitting a RAC van
Perhaps you share the blame VOR tag wouldn’t hurt. We don’t all read minds