tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/guidance-and-regulation Guidance and regulation 2025-06-06T00:00:06+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/enforcement-sanctions-policy 2025-06-06T00:00:06+01:00 DVSA enforcement sanctions policy Action Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) traffic examiners take to deal with offences, including warnings, prohibition notices, and fixed penalties. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/guide-to-maintaining-roadworthiness 2025-04-28T10:00:07+01:00 Keeping commercial vehicles safe to drive (roadworthy) How to keep heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and public service vehicles (PSVs) safe to drive, including daily checks, inspections, maintenance and record keeping. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/psv-inspection-manual 2025-03-13T10:00:01+00:00 MOT inspection manual: public service vehicles (PSVs) Inspection processes and standards for bus and coach MOT tests (annual tests). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/categorisation-of-defects 2024-12-09T13:59:29+00:00 How vehicle defects are categorised in roadside checks and vehicle tests How vehicle defects found during roadside inspections or vehicle tests are categorised and what action will be taken when they're found. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/electronic-braking-performance-monitoring-systems 2024-09-10T00:01:01+01:00 Electronic braking performance monitoring systems: industry standard specification The industry standard specification for electronic braking performance monitoring systems (EBPMS) for commercial vehicles. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/iva-manual-for-vehicle-categories-m2-and-m3 2024-03-15T00:00:07+00:00 Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) inspection manual: buses and coaches How buses and coaches are inspected when they're being approved under the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) scheme to make sure they're safe to be used. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/maintenance-investigation-visit-report-mivr-guidance 2023-05-04T14:48:02+01:00 Vehicle operator maintenance investigations The areas that are looked at during maintenance investigations to check that vehicle operators have suitable systems, facilities and arrangements. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/carry-out-psv-daily-walkaround-checks 2023-04-18T12:38:37+01:00 Carry out bus or coach daily walkaround checks What you need to check inside and outside of the vehicle when you do a bus, coach or other public service vehicle (PSV) walkaround check. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/automatic-slack-adjusters-maintenance-guide 2021-11-19T13:16:20+00:00 Commercial vehicles: maintain brake automatic slack adjusters How to maintain and check the automatic slack adjusters in your heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), public service vehicles (PSVs) and trailers. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/report-an-incident-involving-your-organisations-bus-or-coach 2021-04-06T10:12:43+01:00 Report an incident involving your organisation's bus or coach You must report any incident involving your organisation's public service vehicles (PSVs) if there are fatalities, serious injuries, or serious damage. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/use-of-tyres-aged-more-than-10-years-on-goods-vehicles-buses-and-coaches 2021-01-15T00:00:00+00:00 Use of tyres aged more than 10-years on goods vehicles, buses and coaches The law on the use of tyres on steering axle or axles of affected goods vehicles, buses, minibuses and coaches on Great Britain's roads. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/tyre-defects-and-damage-hgvs-buses-and-trailers 2020-12-09T09:45:00+00:00 Tyre defects and damage: HGVs, buses and trailers Examples of how tyre defects and damage on heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), buses and trailers will be dealt with at roadside inspections and MOTs (annual tests). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/alexander-dennis-limited-adl-buses-safety-concerns 2019-05-17T15:46:47+01:00 Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) buses: safety concerns Bus operators using ADL Enviro200 and Enviro300 buses need to carry out urgent safety inspections, as there are safety concerns with the vehicles' suspension. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/guide-to-graduated-fixed-penalties-financial-deposits 2019-01-29T15:30:42+00:00 DVSA roadside checks: fines and financial deposits How fines and financial deposits issued by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) for offences found at roadside checks work. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/dvsa-email-alerts 2018-03-05T17:00:00+00:00 DVSA email alerts How to create a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) email alerts account and update your subscription preferences. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/individual-vehicle-approval-iva-for-buses-and-coaches-help-to-get-a-pass 2017-06-15T11:00:38+01:00 Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) for buses and coaches: help to get a pass How to avoid the top 10 reasons buses, coaches and other M2/M3 category vehicles don't pass the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) inspection. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/prevention-of-bridge-strikes-good-practice-guide 2014-07-09T09:28:09+01:00 How to prevent vehicles from hitting bridges How drivers, transport staff and bridge owners can prevent vehicles from hitting bridges and what to do if a bridge strike happens. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/careless-torque-costs-lives 2014-06-20T14:44:16+01:00 Commercial vehicles: wheel maintenance Information leaflet on wheel maintenance on commercial vehicles. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/guide-to-changes-to-seat-belt-installations 2013-07-19T15:12:00+01:00 Bus, coach and minibus seat belt standards The standards needed for seat belts installed in buses, coaches and minibuses (including van conversions). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/non-vosa-low-emissions-certificate-lec-testing-locations 2013-07-15T12:13:00+01:00 Non-DVSA low emissions certificate (LEC) testing locations A list of sites where vehicles can be taken for an LEC test.