hgv inspection Procedures and Standards (2 or 3 days)
With an ever increasing roadside presence by regulatory authorities(DVSA), keeping your fleet roadworthy and compliant is critical to the smooth operation of your business.
This course ensures your maintenance staff inspect vehicles to the standards required and equips them with the knowledge and skills to complete and record inspections and repairs to the highest standards.
After attending this course, delegates should find that by employing a more systematic approach to inspecting their vehicles they will maximise their chances of detecting any defects.
Course content
Explanation of the LGV DVSA inspection manual
Explanation of the Category of Defects manual
Explanation of the Guide to Maintain Roadworthiness
How the OCRS systems work
Inspection procedure
Testable items for inspections and annual tests
Assessment of component wear
RBT procedures & calculation
Inspection documentations
Practical inspection (3 days course only)
PCV inspection Procedures and Standards (2 or 3 days)
With an ever increasing roadside presence by regulatory authorities, keeping your fleet roadworthy and compliant is critical to the smooth operation of your business.
This course ensures your maintenance staff inspect vehicles to the standards required and equips them with the knowledge and skills to complete and record inspections and repairs to the highest standards.
After attending this course, delegates should find that by employing a more systematic approach to inspecting their vehicles they will maximise their chances of detecting any defects.
Course content
Explanation of the PCV DVSA inspection manual
Explanation of the Category of Defects manual
Explanation of the Guide to Maintain Roadworthiness
How the OCRS systems work
Inspection procedure
Testable items for inspections and annual tests
Assessment of component wear
RBT procedures & calculation
Inspection documentations
Practical inspection ( 3 day course only)
Mot tester annual cpd training
Class 4 & 7
Annual training sessions (3hrs) bookings from August onwards. Deadline for the annual training for existing MoT tester is the 31/03 each year.
Book your annual training and your online assessment with us. We running the training sessions at our training centre in Eardisley, Hereford or at your premises. CPD sessions normally held on a Friday each week from August onwards.
rbt update training
Learn how to read and understand the RBT print out.
What is DVSA and the Traffic Commissioner looking for from April 2025?
What weights and how to load the vehicles and Trailers correctly.
EBPMS - how does it work? What to look for?
Any extra documents to fill out?
What is a competent person in the eyes of DVSA/TC?
DVSA Categorisation of Defects
It provides clear guidance on how to assess, record, and act on vehicle defects in line with DVSA standards.
Operator licensing and legal responsibilities
DVSA’s role in enforcement and compliance
Types of prohibitions and their implications
Categorisation of defects: immediate, delayed, and inspection notice
Decision-making for vehicle serviceability and safety
Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS)
Fixed and graduated penalties
Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness principles
Driver Walkround Check Compliance training (½ Day)
Walk-around inspection procedures: lights, tyres, brakes, under-carriage, exterior defects & interior defects (PCV).
Defect recognition and reporting:
What counts as a defect, how to document it, how to escalate.
Record-keeping, paperwork & digital:
How correct documentation supports compliance.
Understanding the bigger picture:
How pre-use checks link to Operator Licence requirements.
Understanding Inspection Reports (½ day)
Understanding defect serviceability, including safety critical defects and prohibition types
What your inspection report should record, and how to read a completed report correctly
Working through real inspection record examples to identify gaps and errors
Addressing defects:
How to make the correct judgements on defects & how a defect should be handled
Defect audit trails, why defects should not be continually carried forward, and why records of inspections and repairs must be kept
The main sources where defects are raised, including planned maintenance reviews and DVSA roadside encounters
Closing out defects and inspection reports correctly