Pulled By DVSA… AGAIN! But this time it was different | Weight Check & Infringments…
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2023
- In this video, i get stopped by DVSA for the second time… but this time it was different 🤔
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Good that you work for a company that keeps their trucks well maintained and take driving hours seriously.
100% mate!
@@TruckinWithJames how much of the maintenance is your responsibility? I mean because to my knowledge once wheels hit the road it is all your responsibility
@@memphisdaniels3218 yep unfortunately mate. But they obviously understand I’m a driver…. Not a mechanic!
@@TruckinWithJames so does your company check everything down to tyres and nut torques? You must have a lot of faith in them because it's on your licence if they miss anything
@@memphisdaniels3218 the “maintenance” is done every 6 weeks, and I keep a look out every day to ensure everything is ok. That’s how it works. If I spot anything I’m not happy with, truck goes straight to the garage!
When DVSA say you have a clean truck that is credit to you and no defects proves your company keep on top of service schedules and repairs when needed, keep up the good work, really enjoy the content in your video's.
We do our best to look after the fleet mate, not ever worth the risk of taking out a bad truck!! Glad you enjoy the vids mate 😊😊
Totally agree mate awesome channel ❤
Honestly just be pleased this happens. It is not harassment if you get inspected every few months. It means that the roads are safer for everyone. The more cowboys they find and punish the better it is for legit operators and the public in general.
Oh I agree bud
"Inspect". You mean illigal search?. they dont have the right to pull him over without cause "you have nothing to fear, if you have nothing to hide" the calling gry of the facist.
Spot on statement. Remember that famous one on interceptors (or somesuch) he was in flip flops, no taco*, inebriated, European country licence (we were in) .....but after some discussion it turned out he shouldn't be in the country, AND he was tired from a party which he was at, eeed off his nut, when he was asked to drive the load to UK.
T-shirt, shorts and yellow flip-flops!!😂
Not good.😡👍
Road pirate
safety is only in your dream , specially in uk 😂
You kept your cool and handled the situation really well, even though you lost a chunk of time. Very professional in my opinion. I'm not a lorry driver myself, but was impressed with your patience and helpful attitude. Nice one
Thanks mate appreciate that 😊👍
no choice ,nice to be nice, smile,in bastards.well done James smile back
Could be more than just a chunk of time, though. The customer could impose a fine for screwing up the delivery schedule because one delay leads to others (for want of a nail, the shoe was lost etc.) and this could incur financial losses.
@MrZlodeus companies should be allowing for this. These stops are nothing new. They are not for the sake of it, there's a reason these massive vehicles need checks done
I`m a truck driver and i`ve been pulled by the dvsa for checks. You can`t be anything but polite and patient as they are the law to us drivers and have the powers to impound your lorry,prosecute you in court etc. If you gobbed off it would be a stupid move as they would just make life hard for you and the company you work for.
I stumbled across this video but I was very impressed with how polite and helpful you were. Credit to you as a professional driver.
Thank you 😁👍
Best way its got to be done but outside Gypsy camps please
No point in antagonising the DVSA guys, they're just doing their job, and pissing them off is the sure way to get fucked around by them!
Never heard anything as gay in all my life
@@G.E.MTFC_ you alright there mate?
As a transport admin for a small haulier, this was great to see taking place. You just gave me a better understanding of how the process can be for a stop.
Well done on having nothing they could pull you on, but I'm not surprised as your cab from the camera looks spotless.
Cheers Steve mate 😁👍 yeah glad it gave you a better insight mate!! And haha yeah I like to keep it sparkling 😂👌
@TruckinWithJames definitely. Will be checking over more of your vids for certain. Get a better idea of what actually happens rather than just what is shown on the reports.
@Thawne1338 it's spot checks for making sure that goods vehicles are in a safe, and maintained condition with well secured loads. It's also to make sure that drivers aren't driving too much and creating extra risk to other road users. Basically a part of reducing accidents on UK roads.
Hi James , we know that you keep your cab clean mate , you are a great example to the trucking industry , have a great week and stay safe and drive carefully , wishes to you and the family 👍👍👍🚛
Thanks James mate appreciate it!! Glad you enjoyed and have an awesome week 🚛🚛
Never been pulled by the DVSA myself. Probably because I work nights and they're not as active. But it is nice that they treat you with courtesy and vice versa.
Ahh lucky mate, to be honest whenever I have an early run, I worry less as they’re just not about really 🤷♂️ but yeah they were decent 👍👍
Your lucky . there not allowed out after dark.theyhave to be in bed by 7pm tucked up
I'm a night driver myself, it's great not being pestered by DVSA isn't it?
I've only been pulled once, many years ago working for a packaging company, I was hauling polystyrene foam packing filler, we crammed the bags of product into the trailer until the curtains bulged. I obviously got pulled by the motorcycle policeman because of the bulging curtains, but the funny part came when I was on the weighbridge and the VOSA (That's what they were called back then) guy couldn't figure out why my truck weighed about the same as an unladen truck.
Anyway, I let him sctach his head for as long as I could get away with it, he even asked if I was unladen, I said no, I haven't done my first drop yet!
Eventually I had to put him out of his misery, I explained what I was carrying, but the satisfaction of delaying them meant they couldn't pull any other drivers until they'd finished with me was what made it worth it.
Apart from driving at night I'm dragging double deck trailers around these days so they wouldn't be able to fit me in their check bay anyway!
@@Sarge084 You're right there. Great never being pulled, even though I have heard it can happen, it's far less likely.
Love the story though. If I were one of those guys, I'd have been pissing myself when you told me what it was. Brilliant.
I was under the impression, from when I drove coaches, that there's apparently a database of checks and the more green ticks you get the less likely you are to be pulled. The company I worked for had been going for about 50 years and always had green ticks (they took maintenance very seriously) so we almost never got pulled. That's how I understood it anyway. So hopefully they start ignoring you when they see you because they'll know you're all good.
That's how I understood it, too. I'm sure that's correct.
It's true, but every now and again, they have to pull a green, to make sure they are keeping that standard.
It's the OCRS (Operator Compliance Risk Score) which works on a red/amber/green rating for operators. It doesn't really matter who the driver is, it's the company they are looking at when deciding whether to pull someone over. Companies in red will get stopped much more than those in green but, as has already been said, those in green will still be checked from time to time to make sure they are keeping their standards up.
Either I've been lucky or you've been very unlucky. After 29 years behind the wheel of an HGV, I've been pulled over by DVSA 3 times ( +a couple of times by the French equivalent in my 5 year stint driving in Europe). I know the company I drive for now is hot on compliance, so not likely to be pulled .
A newer standard known at ER - Earned Recognition is the way to go if you do not want to be pulled, this does require a business to have all relevant records available through an approved electric data base where DVSA monitor remotely... the expense for small operators to implement this can out way the benefits, this is an assessment to be done by the business on the possible lost time from road side stops... the more vehicles in active operation the greater the benefit.
All depends on the operation, just because one doesn't hold ER membership doesn't mean they are not compliant.
Well done to the driver for his professionalism and calm head, asset to the business!!
Your manners were impeccable, I can imagine it would be frustrating being stopped but you drive a good safe truck. Fair play to your company too. I'm pleased to see lorries are being checked like this. I often see some that look very questionable to say the least!👍
Thank you 😁
my first and only stop with DVLA (?) as it was in those days, was at Carmarthen heading out to Tenby in a 608 Mercedes van. The van was 10 days old for that year in September and they went over it like it was 40 years old, the tyres still had the pips on them as this was it's first trip. Speaking to the copper whilst they checked it, i said to him "have you seen the reg, it's brand new" he looked at the front and spoke to the DVLA guy whose face immediately went bright red, needless to say it passed and i was on my way.
Penny pinch checks makes one feel like an only human being, stuck in a land of robots, working for the system, controlled by A.i.
Altho... not fair on the A.i., cause it would've seen the facts *before* and eliminated unnecessary waste of time and fuel.
Also, you can program A.i. to let the driver lag within tolerable limits (overtiming, failing to check lights etc), but you cannot make or force a hypocrit wearing uniform to not to be an asshole.
They say "it's a part of life", but let them have it all. I prefer to live in society, where you have 30% chance of being hit by a brakeless lorry, but don't have to dance with a tube in your mouth, every time you have to take some used plastics to a place, mile away. Safety rules supposed to help life, by not making it a crash course.
What's the point of having a healthy body, when your mental health being damaged on a daily basis? #working_zombie #safetynazis
This came up in my suggested videos and it was really interesting to watch. So many videos similar to this on TH-cam these days are so negative whereby the TH-camr is argumentative with an over inflated ego but you’ve shown respect to everyone you’ve come into contact as well as showing ‘behind the scenes’ of something that the general public wouldn’t usually see.
Spot on video mate, really informative and a pleasure to watch! Thank you for your service! 🚛
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Legend thanks Ben mate and thanks for the nice comments! Glad you enjoyed mate 😁👍
Such responsibilities ! An unknown world to me. I greatly admire the confidence, patience, knowledge. And then, there's the responsibility of driving in very narrow roads which I've been watching, too, which increases my admiration most of all.
Thank you! 😁👍
When I was a young police officer (not traffic, just an ordinary copper) I had an international haulage company on my patch. I got on really well with the owner, who used to encourage me to visit, drink tea and learn about how all the regulations worked etc, as many officers are nervous around HGV's. His point of view was that he ran a very tidy and legal operation and was pee'd off at the many cowboys around in those days, trying to undercut him by skimping on maintenance and cheating on hours etc. He was always happy for his rigs to get stopped by us or the ministry, so long as we'd do the same to his competitors. It was great to see your attitude, although you're always going to be apprehensive.
Are you a traffic cop now ?
It`s a good idea for a haulage business to have a good relationship with the police for multiple reasons. It makes me laugh as some people think we`re like "modern day pirates" cos we drive wagons but we`re just working class folk earning a living.
As an ex dvsa vehicle inspector and an ex artic driver, nice to witness the polite way in which you handled the vehicle stop, at the DVSA we always said the first rule in the book was drivers attitude, I was always polite and explained things to the driver and was always clear and concise, the only thing that really annoyed me was finding loose wheel nuts, as there is no excuse, the driver can clearly see wheel nuts on their walk round daily check, and when I was working as a driver, whilst the vehicle was unloading I would do another walk around check and never received a prohibition notice or a defect notice on any of the vehicles I drove
How often do DVSA pull regular car drivers? Someone at work was apparently pulled by DVSA for not having the BS markings on his personal plate and having the screw in a certain place.
@@lolzlolz102 not very often mainly concentrate on hgv's and psv's
@@lolzlolz102 That sounds like a real safety concern..
I have gone from respecting the Ministry to holding them in contempt. There used to be a general mutual respect between fleets and enforcers, but that's gone now. It seems to be a competition between modern DVSA to see how many tickets they can hand out and how trivial they can get it.
Maybe I'm just getting old and intolerant. I wouldn't mind if they were concentrating on serious or repeat defects, but some of the stuff I am seeing these days smacks of targets.
Well done. You clearly maintain a clean tachograph and a good vehicle.
I did too. I left the industry when I decided the rules were insane.
European short haul pilots have less paperwork, a much more pleasant working day & VOSA haven't learnt to fly yet & never will.
i DID NOT DRIVE A WAGON AFTER THE TAC WAS FORCED ON US.
The regulations are mad it`s not what you can be done for,it`s what you can`t be done for. I just stick to the rules and speed limits and what doesn`t get done(I`ll give it a good go) is tough sh#t and will have to be done tomorrow.
@@bwghall1 It`s not so bad. We get our 45 which I didn`t get as a van driver+ the digi tacho counts down your time.
Imagine yourself in some 2040s being pulled by a jumpjet, for having a bird dirt on your intake.)) "Sir, we suspect you are flying with a possibility of an engine failure."
Brilliant video mate. It’s good to see they didn’t find anything wrong with your truck.
That’s what happens when you look after your truck and have a good employer who fixes things straight away unlike some company’s out there lol 😂.
Keep the videos coming.
Take care 😊
Yeah exactly mate! Glad you enjoyed 😁👍
Thanks for your service James, and keeping things moving in these hard times
Cheers Jeff appreciate that mate 👍
All good for you mate, good luck for the future 👍 myself I stopped driving hgvs last year had enough of the hassle.
Nice relaxing life now driving open top tour busses, and I love it 😀
Cheers my man, glad you’re enjoying what you’re doing now!! Drive safe mate 😁😁
True professional and how it should be dealt with. Well done James 🤙🏻
Only been pulled in once and it’s defo a clenchy bum moment 😂
Cheers Luke mate much appreciated 👍
And I know I saw your video 😂 Definitely nerve racking!!
Happened to me whilst driving a coach once, although it was a joint DVSA/Police operation, so I got "Follow Me" from a police car into Membury services. The Traffic Sergeant - who I greeted with a polite "How can I help you" - stated they were targeting coach drivers today because the HGV drivers felt that there was an unfair bias away from coaches.
My co-driver and I (long days work) helped the officers from both organisations however we could, were consistently polite and helpful, and as a result, I got words of advice for a couple of tacho cock-ups, along with a "and don't let me catch you making those mistakes again", before being sent on our way, the coach having been given a clean bill of safety.
With DVSA and the police, you tend to get what you give....
Exactly that mate…. I had the same last year where I got pulled by an undercover police car into the services…. I tried to be as helpful as possibly and they did their checks, tried catching me out with some questions and off I went 😁
Many moons ago I got stopped by a vehicle inspector, in the course of our conversation I asked him if he’d been busy. We were just on the south side of Edinburgh, earlier he’d stopped a vehicle that was 2 days old, when he explained that he was going to do a mechanical check the driver rather cockily had replied “Fill your boots Jock, you’ll struggle to find any f*&+ing faults with this it’s brand new” Defects included 5th wheel cradle to chassis bolts visibly loose, various wheel nuts loose, air deflector kit insecure, plus a lot of more minor stuff. A second tractor unit was called for the trailer and the brand new unit was recovered to the nearest dealership for repairs and a visit to the testing station to clear all the prohibitions. DVSA are doing a job, they’re keeping the public safe, which includes our families, wives & kids. A bit of courtesy & respect goes a long way and it’s usually a two way street.
@@hitop2365 Fella I knew ran a 7.5 ton Merc van on van insurance somehow, collecting waste veg oil. Got VOSA'd with oil running out of the side door. Managed to bluff his way through the awkward op's license questions but they got him to wait while they called the police 'cause his license was revoked and there was a warrant out on him due to unpaid fines!!
I found all this out 'cause I had to collect the Merc from the pound - and it was FAR from roadworthy. Scary stuff.
That last line is utter BS
@@TruckinWithJames unmarked not undercover! Very different things.
Nice to hear dvsa praising you for a clean lorry,as a mechanic myself for a utility company its always a pleasure to work on a clean vehicle which in my work of line is very rare!! I remember having an incident with vosa many years ago coming back to bristol after collecting a broken down landrover mewp from the m5 at weston in our iveco eurocargo recovery lorry.she explained why i was stopped and that they will check the vehicle over.i replied with " no problem but please checkmit thourerly as its in for plating next week"! She walked away and came back and said " are you plating it then" and a swft yes answer was deployed to which she said " im not doing your job for you so carry on"!! And yes the lorry was in for plating the next week!!
Yeah I was very happy with that comment!
And oh damn haha, well atleast you were all ok yeah?
@@TruckinWithJames and so you should be 🙂👍 ye bit of arse drop moment but all was good though 😄🙂👍 i saw the same lady a month later when i took one of our unimog u5000 for p&t and as pay back the young tester was on probation so i had to go round again to be re checked to make sure all was good which it was!! The dvsa lady laughed at me but she was one of the good ones!!
@@zigwoo999 oh ideal mate, still a ball ache but glad everything was good!😁👍
Yep absolutely!!!!
Great videos and can't believe that you got pulled again thanks for up loads James.
I know right 😂 glad you enjoyed bud 😁👍
First video I've seen from your channel and very professional and kind to the staff. Very interesting to see how it works behind the scenes having known a few drivers. Earned a sub!
thank you very much!! Mutely appreciated
We have the R,S,A here in Ireland and we all hate getting stopped by them because they seem to always pull you at the worst time
You handled that well,calm polite and gave them no reason to be cocky with you ...well done your a proper driver!
Cheers mate much appreciated 👍👍
It was good to see a pleasant exchange by all involved.
Doesn’t matter how well maintained your equipment is it’s always nerve wracking.
Exactly mate
I got pulled in there! 2 tyres needed replacing. I got lucky though as the tread pattern was really weird and it took three of them and alot of internet searching to determine they were not up to scratch. They wouldn't let me go until they got replaced but no fine!!
Happy days mate, I had the exact same last year with the police, but tyre was 100% legal and fine… just had an odd tread pattern
Just imagine the outcry if car drivers got subjected to random checks this often.
Good point actually Rick!
They should be! So many unroadworthy cars out there
@@BenSenneck92 more like unroadworthy drivers 😅
@@BenSenneck92 I'd personally worry more about the unroadworthy drivers!
They should pull in bad drivers and middle lane hoggers between the HGV's make them earn their money. I reckon a high percentage of those middle lane hoggers have something dodgy to hide.
Years ago, I was pulled in at the St. Croix scale in Minnesota twice in one week by the same officer. She said the second time you were prepared, I said yes, you pulled me in last week. Oh, she said, "Have a good day, and off I went," no inspection, lol
there doing their job keeping your truck well maintained with regular checks, making safe the the road ways to you and the public, and a good company that makes sure that your truck is 100% fit for the road..
As a new pass class 2 driver myself, this is the most worrying part of the job.
Thankfully, I only do local driving in a 15t dustcart, so the likelihood of being stopped by DVSA would be very rare. It is still a concern though.
Safe travels James and enjoy.
Yeah of course mate, stay safe out there dude 😁👍
Don't worry about being pulled over by the ministry,
My advice to you if and when you get pulled, follow James example, that is, stay calm, listen to what they ask you, stay calm, and above all, be polite.
They are there to do a job, just like the rest of us.
As long as you have followed the rules and regulations regarding drivers hours and carried out a pre use check (plus any extra checks when you are out of the vehicle (walking back from dispatch offices, cafe or the bogs)) you as the driver should be fine.
Most of these checks are to make sure that the company is following the correct procedures and maintenance schedules.
Good luck with your new career
@Mark Kearney lol saying that I was heading to our waste transfer station and got pulled on the way out, heading back to our yard.
45 mins output, no infringements, no defects and not even a remark.
Polite, friendly and very easygoing. And good thing is they had a vending machine which I was permitted to use.
@detagguy.2724 welcome to the club now you have had s tug, you are one of the "boys" 👍
Any ideas why the dvsa lot tuck their trousers in their boots ?
A brilliant demonstration of how to look chilled, while not feeling it: definitely a lesson for me there!
Fascinating stuff! My ‘thing’ is steam traction and heavy freight; TH-cam suggested this vid in my feed and I’m really glad it did! It’s got you another subscriber
Amazing thanks buddy, glad you enjoyed!!
I’m into aquascaping. Now I’m subscribed to this hgv channel! Love it!👍🏻😂
I have heard of a lot of horror stories but most of the time they are friendly people just like you James. Have a good one mate
Thanks mate! Yeah, I think they’ll be alright if you’re alright!! Have a good one mate 😁👍
Well done James…..exactly how you should treat the guys, be polite and helpful, and they will make it as painless as possible they are just doing their job at the end of the day…..you got through it with no issues…..👍👌🇮🇲 ps and a complement on how tidy the truck was , bonus 👍
Cheers mate!! Yeah I agree, be easy and they’ll make it easy! And oh yeah I loved the comment 😂 cheers Andy bud 👍👍
Pleased for u mate handled it like a boss! Safe travels 🙏🏽❤️
Thanks mate appreciate it 😁
James man I don't even know anything about trucking but I respect the hustle and your enthusiasm, keep at it dude
Thank you so much 😁👍
Funny how it’s all the foreign trucks that come over that cause all the accidents!, they never pull them!
I see a lot of those getting pulled mate
ROight, close the iron curtain, and blame the outworlders for climate change, every time you burn your trash in a bin. Some countries have tried that, and they're doing fine, right? Oh-wait..
I'm doin my cat C+E 95 licence in Austria (I'm a Londoner but live here). It seems like all we do is learn about what we'll get fined for! Not really sure I wanna be a driver anymore. Lorry drivers are literally the lifelines of a country and get treated like sh*t! The police try their best to fine you where they can. Spoke to one guy who's been drivin for 20 years...he pays about 100 - 300€ fines on average a month! They wonder why there's shortages!! Nice vid mate
That’s outrageous, I understand though bud. I feel like there should be a lot more leeway in terms of fines for us… as you said, lorry’s are the lifelines of the countries
Nicely handled, you give a good impression of your company.
Tamar Bridge is a main point.
You have Camborne, Plymouth and Exeter in SW.
DVSA often set up mobile check sites at Sourton, Carland Cross, Fraddon and Temple (Bodmin Moor).
They are out fairly often in sleepy cornwall.
Fair play to you mate, everything smooth and grand. Safe n happy trucking 👍🏽🚛
Cheers mate 😁👍
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is how to deal with the authorities.
From an Aussie truck driver I’m giving ALLLL the thumbs up!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you mate glad you enjoyed 😁👍
We couldn't see all of your truck but a clean and tidy cab, sharp haircut, documents in order and a clean hi-vis gets my vote; I often used to assess (correctly) what our sales reps were like by the way they kept their cars.
Yeah I like a nice clean workspace bud, got to sit in it all week so it’s my office!! Thanks mate 😁👍
Full credit to your company for their attention to maintaining the vehicle and to you for your professionalism in dealing with the DVSA.
What a professional. Handled that really well. Top guy. You got yourself a new subscriber
Thank you so much 🙏😁
In 4.5 years, I was never pulled by VOSA once. Still refused to drive anything which could be argued as having a PG9. As others have said, you seem to be in a good position in terms of how your company handles defected vehicles.
Yeah I had never been pulled until I was in my 5th year of driving! But for sure, if somethings wrong… I go and get it fixed 👍👍
Gv 9 or an immediate prohibition order or the all clear. Mmm only been pulled 2 times since 1968. So I'm lucky I guess. 1st time in 1970s. All clear. 2 nd 2014 15. Gv9 on track rod ends. Ns and os
Had 7 days yo fix it. Or off the road . So I fixed it . Mmmm well let's see how we go hey
I’m surprised they didn’t do a brake test (the bumpy things at the end) That base used to be the MOT station for HGV’s, got some bad memories of that place 😂
Haha I was glad, just wanted out of there haha 😂
Hi James, I am quite interested how they do everything lol just saw your channel and my dream job is like driving a truck so its kind of cool to see this keep up the good work and save travels.
Cheers James glad you enjoyed!😁
Loved the video, gave me a good insight into what they do if you get stopped, just hope I never get stopped that just looked so nerve racking 😬
Glad you enjoyed Michelle!! And yes it is nerve racking, but I knew I was going to be okay 😂
Great video, subscribed!
Becoming a truck driver was always at the back of my mind, but now I don't need to, I can just watch your videos 😃
That’s awesome mate glad to hear it!! Good luck with everything 😁👌
5:00 he's draining the air tanks to see how quickly the compressor builds the pressure back up to, should be 3 minutes until the warning goes off at around 5/6 bar which is plenty of time. 6:25 now he's checking for air leaks. Suppose to really check the lights with the vehicle running since the truck will run electricity straight from the alternator to run the electrics so if the alternator is defective you might get dim, inop or flickering lights
The first two checks they did were the most important. Professional and courteous driver knows what he's doing - check. Nice clean cab, well organized, documentation there and in good order - check, kudos to the James and the company he works for. The one thing I do find surprising is that they don't do routine alcohol and drugs tests on the drivers as part of the inspection.... seems like an obvious thing to do for professional drivers.
Thanks Tom mate much appreciated 👍 I hear that they only carry out those checks if they’re suspicious
Some of the companies I`ve worked for will do random drink tests (especially on a Monday morning) and will do drugs tests if tipped off.
Very interesting video james👍🏻keep them coming buddy 😊
Thanks mate!!😁👍
What a cracking little video !....thanks
Cheers mate glad you enjoyed!
Think they're ramping up their operation tbh, got pulled by dvsa the other week and I only work in a standard van, took us to a side road and there was about 5 other vans pulled being checked. Crazy
i saw a 'commercial vehicle' police van the other day. first time i've seen one and i've been a tradesman for 20 years. country is getting more gey every year
This is one of the very many reasons I left the HGV industry, too many harsh rules and laws and I worked for a company that didn't take action on the defects I documented, which would have meant my licence was at stake. If only the Gov applied the same gravity of rules to those in Parliament we might be ok but no they weight is put on the shoulders of people like you and I.
100% mate, it’s unfair really.
I'm sure that was nerve-wracking James. I felt nervous for you just viewing! However, you always seem to be so thorough that I'm not surprised that you sailed through, but good for you mate.
Thank you Andrew 😁😁😁
Credit to you, and credit to your firm, for keeping the vehicle in good order so that IF there was a problem it would be yours.
Splendid Throughout.!
Cheers Peter mate 😁👍
In Vietnam the driver of the vehicle does not assist in any part of the vehicle test, and so does not increment his self It the vehicle that's tested in the hand s of the testers.
This is because there are so many rogue transport firms who in the past put all the blame on the driver. But if the driver reported a defect, he was told to drive or lose his job.
Great to see these checks being done and even better to see a pass. Good job everyone.
love your videos, not a trucker but your personality is just great such a genuine person.
Thanks Ellis mate really appreciate that!😁
Its nice to see Agaton Fort still being used for something, and well done for passing everything
Cheers mate!!
love how polite you were to them, I expect they get a load of abuse but just doing their job at end of the day.
Yeah can imagine they do! I always try and be as polite as I can, end of the day I’d expect to be treated the same way!
Looks like they were pulling construction industry vehicles, which lets say , have a reputation.
Great to see excellent young drivers hope this encourages more young people to take to the road great video 👍👍👍
Thank you buddy 😁👌
The DVSA love you down there mate, congrats on recently hitting 5k Subs,
Thank you mate muchly appreciated! Keep doing what you’re doing too bud 🎉
As a car driver I never knew how you were supposed to know police were flashing their lights for you and not someone else, or just to tell you to get out the way. I've drawn in to the side and slowed down to let them pass and they've been furious I didn't stop. I've said to them I thought they just wanted to get past me quickly to get to some criminals. Btw...I've never had any criminal record for anything, driving or otherwise.
these are not the police pulling him in, he should not have followed their directive..
@@philldownes8685 He is legally bound to follow them, they are not police however they have law on thier side due to making checks on vehicles, some vehicles they stop are in seriously dangerous condition and are then prohibited from going anywhere until necessary repairs are done and loads moved to correct axle weights etc.
@@philldownes8685 all truck drivers in the UK are required to comply with DVSA regulations or they will instantly lose their licence, part of those regulations is complying with their safety checks. Even his company will have in its contracts that all drivers are subject to DVSA regulations, and any and all deliveries may be delayed due to DVSA safety inspections. For the company a clean DVSA record is worth its weight in gold, its litterally something they can use in their marketting, they'd rather have to deal with the odd stop here and there than any lawsuit from having a truck cause an accident because it wasn't safe to be on the road, even if many will make a fuss about it.
While drivers dislike been pulled by the DVSA, basically all of them will agree that they'd rather have to be inconvienced every so often than have loads of potentially dangerous trucks driving around the country.
@philldownes8685 Where do you get your information from ? Why is there common misconception in this country that only a Police Office has powers in this country ? PCSO's DVSA, DVLA, Highways England, and various other government bodies all have powers to direct traffic.
@@ynwa3476 he's prolly some sovereign second amendment biblical flatearther on a freedom koolaid :)
This is why i,m a Decorator and not a truck driver ,anybody pulls us and you get a mouthful !
Haha fair enough!
Hi James, great video! I felt nervous for you watching the whole thing 😂 Ive subscribed!
Haha thanks mate, much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed the video 😁👍
love your professionalism!
Thank you!!
Well done James on a clean visit again,your a great example for any young drivers watching.😂 you handle being pulled very well. I don’t know what all this bad talk about the dvsa is?🤣they seem nice in your neck of the woods. All this pulling is not going to do your channel any harm, maybe you could get them to sponsor one of your videos 🤣🤣
Haha a sponsor would be great 😂 nah, I think the first time I got pulled only tacho checks were done. So maybe this one was to check over everything 😁👍
@@TruckinWithJames they might leave you alone now then 🤣🤔
@@SCRUFFYPIGEON fingers crossed 🤞
pretty cool how they just give you a free mechanical checkup
Hahahaha 😂
Very professional and courteous by all parties and good to know it is helping to keep dodgy vehicles off our roads.
Cheers mate 😁👍
Great vid James- always wanted to know what it involved and a sneak peak inside the old fort 👍
Glad you enjoyed the video buddy 😁
I used to be a dvsa inspector - glad to see that the hgv community can be positive about the whole thing. I was always fair and kind but got some right shit back from some of them.
Whats funny is when he does the inspection, my routine kicks back in lmao! Brain screaming « parkbrake offff
Footbrake onnnn
And offf
Parkbrake on »
Fyi, the reason they pulled you is probably the fact it’s scaffolding related. A lot of those companies run ragged things trust me. If these stops continue to go well they should see the o license and reduce stopping activities. « Clean in here for a scaffold truck »
I would also suggest removing the camera mounts prior to inspection depending where they are mounted, i’m guessing window sucker near piller?
As much as I let people off, it only takes one jobsworth for it to be deemed an obstruction and a failure criteria (although i haven’t read the book in ages, could have changed) this would be why he mentioned the « non standard equipment »
I once hopped in a vehicle
Hopped right back out and went « anything you wish to remove from the windscreen before i get in? » lmao
This was a fun watch for me cheers james
Hi mate thanks for your comment, so interesting an ex-officer has watched it haha! I can imagine some of the grief you received, but they’re only doing their job 🤷♂️ haha luckily none of my cameras as obstructing any viewing areas, front facing camera is mounted behind my reverse camera screen so can’t see it… aswell as my in cab camera is mounted on the handle in line with my pillar (DS), so all good!
Stay safe bud and thanks for your comment 😁👍
Ex Traffic Examiner here too, you’re a credit to the industry. If everyone I pulled was as professional as you there’d be no need for DVSA enforcement. Keep up the great work 👏🏻
And you definitely got pulled because of the scaffolding 😆
I once glanced out of the window where I was working next to Vauxhall Bridge Road, and as a scaffold lorry pulled away from the lights, the whole load of poles came off the back! I've never stopped directly behind a scaffold lorry since. lol
Interesting to see a different way to do it back in the UK. Norway's road authority have multiple bases along the main routes, and when they go active they turn on big signs indicating that all vehicles over 3.5t MGW have to go through. Most get a weight check, and tacho check (being local they know a lot of the local firms and drivers, so they also have a good idea which forms keep their wagons in top notch condition)
Of those picked for a more in depth check (more like you had, although often on a brake test roller too) the reports they post show about a 60-70% rate of infractions meaning a fine/prohibition. It's sometimes scary to read how many trucks come across the border in mid-winter without the legally required winter tyres and chains. You can also guess who it is has to get pulled out the ditches on the mountain roads.
Ahh that’s really interesting to know, hope you enjoyed the video bud 😁👍
The UK has a number on main roads and there were more in the past, they show up on UK maps as "DVSA vehicle examination office". I would guess that they have now focussed on locations that do not have an easy bypass route around as any activity would be quickly reported by lorry drivers to other road users.
UK Roads will also set up drive through ones, mostly for weights , sometimes for "surveys"
Really well done sir,
You are a most exellent and polite person.
Thanks Stephen 😁👍
You handled that very well. It's not nice getting pulled but the alternatives are worse in the longrun.
Hey James. Really good to see your video and preparing me for if and when I get pulled. How long does it take for them to do all the mechanical and tachograph checks?
Glad you enjoyed!😁 Well funny you say that, the first time I was pulled was just for tacho checks, they kept me a total of 45mins.
This time round was Tacho, weight & mechanical checks and they took 35mins total 👍
You and your company must be doing something right James twice and twice no issues 👍
Cheers jason mate 👍
interesting video, i am learning to get my class 2 so it's noce to get a glimpse of DVSA patrols and procedure
Its not all bad, along as you're following the rules!
What a wonderful young man, you are a credit to your company
Thank you 😁👍
You treated them with great respect James well done they are only doing there job at the end of the day. This is where a lot of people go wrong there is nothing to be gained by getting shitty with authority
Thanks Gary bud, appreciate that!
They need to be doing this for every single Eastern European truck coming into Sweden, especially in winter since they are rarely compliant with tread depths.
I'm sick of seeing them in the side of the roads or worse creating a bottleneck in a lane.
They are trying to keep you safe , I worked on a site where they were checking the lorries from eu and some of the lorries did not even have a trailer brake working over and over again , good one mate
Nice to see, safety on the road is big priority in UK! they are just doing their job! Safety first!
Once you get pulled you will normally be pulled again within 6 months.
I was the same, got pulled by a customs checkpoint 3 months back and then again last month.
I am still yet to share a encounter with DVSA / VOSA
You handled it well
Ahh I wasn’t aware of this! Cheers buddy 😁
got pulled 5 times in one year carrying chemicals no problems but retired now and dont miss it
Are they targeting UK drivers more than foreigners? I would say they should pull over and check those Eastern European drivers.
@@kulter20 I think it's totally at random.
Came in dover once and got stopped by customs ... fair enough .
Then after border control wanted a word .... ummmmm okayyyyyyy ..... customs found nothing to be interested in but still ......
Then the Police decided to give me a shake down ..... got stoppy at this point , told them to get f@@ked , sat on the bench in the hanger ( cant sit there mate ... ``get f@@ked`` ) and smoked heavyly ( cant smoke here mate .... ``havnt i already told you ? get f@@ked`` ) ...... another 2 hours of being messed around when i had nothing hidden or of interest to these parasites . Was beyond happy . We had words lets say . As a rule id say treat them as someone just turning up at work but when you piss away 6 hours dealing with the stupidity of others it gets testing .
Very good video, James. A little insight for new drivers if they ever get pulled by the DVSA. At least they didn't make any money from you that day, and your wallet is safe for now.
Cheers mate!! Haha yeah, safe for now 😂
Your patience is commendable!
Thank you!!😁😁
Nice to have a positive stop!
This is just added pressure that already stressed truckers could do without. But you dealt with them well, just do as asked..
Yep mate true 👍 cheers buddy!
If everyone complied with the rules and regs then they wouldnt exist. sadly its there job and quite rightly, given the state of some trucks on the road
This is the level that HGV drivers have to reach once the pass their test , 37.5hrs ongoing training per 5 years to keep their CPC (miss it and you are out), digitally checked for how many hours they drive for, distance, speed and rest breaks and overnight breaks. Next to airline pilots, surgeons and other professionals they are among the most scrutinised profession FORTHE LEAST RETURN, No wonder there is a market shortage, train to be a pilot or a doctor or a nurse instead.
1 week of refresher training over 5 years for to maintain a professional license seems completely reasonably. Also rules for tacho breaks and driving hours protect the drivers against companies who try to squeeze as much work as possible out of employees, in my opinion as a new hgv driver
@@MythicDawn Couldn't agree more, I personally think that the amount of weekly driving, should be reduced further maybe by capping the fortnightly allowance.
@@professorpopkiss it's already capped at 90 hours per fortnight though right? Personally the sound of long driving hours doesn't seem so bad to me at the moment. I've been limited to the shit jobs with manual work involved, but I'm looking to make the jump to rdc class 1 trunking work where I can just spend most of the day chilling listening to a podcast on the motorway
@@MythicDawn I have been in transport since 1970 (Now retired) when there were log books no tachos. Yes 90 driving hours is the maximum in a fortnight but 56 hours in a week meaning the next week is only 34 hours driving allowed and then back to 56. I also think that the total duty time should also be reduced. Generally I don't think HGV drivers try to buck the system however some unscrupulous operators may try to get around the legislation at the drivers risk. PS don't listen to the podcast on the motorway, you are not thinking ahead.
This was such an insight 😮
Glad you enjoyed!!
It’s great keeping people safe and all. But it doesn’t matter where your coming from or going. Fair play for just being chilled though.
I was pulled on my return by ferry after my first trip away but it was a checkpoint not a car. Had one infringement but the guy was extremely reasonable because I was only a Class 1 driver for a few days he let me off with a warning.
2nd time was also a checkpoint but I was shipping and lifting this time and was without a trailer and was only to do with the trucks Ops License, turns out the vehicle wasnt registered so my company got blamed.
It's scary because you know you done nothing wrong but if they find something you missed then you yourself are in bother.
That’s exactly it mate! I’m always confident my truck is ok, but it still makes you a little nervous! And there might be an issue with something that the drivers don’t deal with e.g legal paperwork etc. but oh well 😅
I assume the 5 minutes is just, while it is a violation of drive/rest time, it is more within reason if you get caught in the middle of something out of your control, compared to people who actively and purposely break it by several hours. So all in all there will always be some leeway of understanding. Keep up the good work James, lovely seeing out n bout! Just passed my Class 1 final eval yesterday, so I'm takin a day off the celebrate before pushing hard to get a class 1 job somewhere nice. Still haven't figured if I wanna do long hauls yet tho but would be cool to do some eurotrips just for the experience.
Yes definitely agree mate. I went over drive time but there was nothing I could do 🤷♂️ Congrats on the pass man!! Hopefully you settle somewhere soon 😁👍 and glad you’re enjoying the videos mate 🚛🚛
@@TruckinWithJames Exactly even if they did try ro fine yourself and you decided fo appeal it any reasonable overseer of the outcome would just look at the trucks gps position where you were on the road and say it was safer to just drive to the yard than come to a complete stop at that location (assuming you were at the yard probs lol) plus unofficially they treat the 10mins over time like a car park rule now and as a few others suggested yourself keeping calm respectful etc went a long way towards their decision unlike the next guy screaming his nutsacks off at them to say its ok
I would imagine it's a contextual thing; if they can see it only happens rarely and for short periods that would fit with roadworks I would imagine they're much less concerned than if it's EVERY time?
I have only been stopped twice ( once in a 7.5 ton and once in a Citroën relay ) . Both times it was lights, weight and a few mechanical checks, tacho on the lorry too. 15kg over weight in the citroen, but they didn't care too much. There were plenty of vans having to remove items before they were allowed to leave and they had to call friends to take their extra load away...
What a nice, happy & positive video 🤘
Cheers mate!