How do commercial fleets measure up?

How do commercial fleets measure up?

DVSA examiners carry out checks on vehicles and operators every single day.

Their work keeps our roads safe.

And they also provide evidence for traffic commissioners to take action against licence holders – those who are running dangerously unsafe vehicles or letting drivers work far too many hours.

DVSA recently published the latest statistics about its enforcement work. We’ve had a look at the data to see what it says about the state of commercial fleets.

HGVs & trailers

  HGV Trailer
Mechanical prohibition rate 24.75% 25.85%
Drivers' hours prohibition rate 4.25% -
Overload prohibition rate 36.90% -
Category 1 defects 14.9% 18.9%
Category 2 defects 32.0% 29.5%
Band 4 offences 25.2% -
Band 5 offences 6.7% -
Unsatisfactory maintenance visits 71.50% -

Category 1 & 2 and band 4 & 5 are the most serious

 

maintenance

Top 5 prohibition defects

HGV: Brake systems and components, condition of tyres, service brake operation, direction indicators and hazard warning lamps and steering mechanism.

Trailers: Brake systems and components (notably higher than all other items at 9.7%), suspension, condition of tyres, spray.

Top 5 prosecuted offences

Drivers' hours, tacho/records, overloading, driver licence and construction & use.

Bus/coach

Mechanical prohibition rate 16.35%
Drivers' hours prohibition rate 3.05%
Overload prohibition rate 18.75%
Category 1 defects 9.4%
Category 2 defects 36.4%
Band 4 offences 28.4%
Band 5 offences 9.6%
Unsatisfactory maintenance visits 57.60%

Category 1 & 2 and band 4 & 5 are the most serious

 

driver

Top 5 prohibition defects

Seat belts, brake systems and components, driver and passenger doors, condition of tyres and interior of body.

Top 5 prosecuted offences

Drivers’ hours, tacho/records, driver licence, no O licence and COIF.

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