Inspection and compliance guides
Practical guides to HGV safety inspections and DVSA record-keeping, written from the Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness and cited throughout.
How often should an HGV safety inspection be done?
Six weeks is the figure everyone repeats. It is not a legal requirement - here is what DVSA actually asks of you.
Setting and justifying your inspection interval
How to choose an interval you can defend, and what to put on file when you depart from it.
Braking performance assessment: what changed in April 2025
The braking regime that came into force on 28 April 2025 - roller brake tests, EBPMS, decelerometers and when a risk assessment is required.
What a PMI inspection must cover
The items a safety inspection record needs, based on the DVSA specimen form.
The intermediate safety check explained
Checking high-wear components between full safety inspections, and how that can support a longer inspection interval.