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- In this weeks truck vlog we get stopped by DVSA for a random check and found to be overweight with some Tachograph infringements,. Then it's off to London with a walking floor trailer full of scrap metal.
This video is to highlight the vital role the DVSA play in keeping our roads safe. If it wasn't for this enforcement there wouldn't be fair competition in the haulage industry, drivers would be forced to work unregulated hours with poorly maintained trucks on our roads resulting in worse working conditions for us truck drivers.
It also goes to prove that if you are polite and professional, even with minor offences they are fair and objective as long as there is evidence you are doing your best to work within the law. This is my 3rd encounter with the DVSA and it has always been a positive and professional experience.
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"No matter how clean you are, you feel nervous" A statement from an honest man
Absolutely mate, I've nothing to hide..... Well not from you lot anyway 😂
@Franku Doge Or even though I know mu old car is in excellent conditon and I trust the drivers of her (I can no longer drive on the public highway thanks to eyesight loss) I always get a tad nervous any time a police car is mentioned :)
@@KevTee What is a Tachograph?
@@thebluetriangle8700 a device fitted to the truck to measure driving time and breaks to ensure drivers are compliant with the law 👍
How many times I got stopped by the scalies in Aussie. Them and the cops are much of a muchness. Sometimes you get a fresh-out-of-the-academy arsehole with a point to prove, sometimes you get a squaddie with a bit more professionalism and life's wisdom. I treat them mostly all the same. Pulled in? Full stop at the stop sign and books out. There are only ever two things they're after. Logbook violations and weights. Anything else is a bonus😂. Threats I don't respond to, because if they're going to do you, they're going to do you, and your opinion doesn't make the square root of f**k all difference to them. Just keep a level head, a civil tongue in your head and measure your words. Worst case they ground you and you get a bit of shut-eye😂. That said, I nearly got arrested once in South Australia because I got profoundly pissed off with a bastard who dobbed me in for "drug driving" when I was only trying to let him past. There is no immunity from fuckwits.😂
Don’t know what sort of money you guys make but watching this you earn every penny
Seriously about the same as a Tesco employee who restocks the shelves. HGV drivers have to pay before they even star to work. Left the industry years ago.
It was good to see everyone being civil, flexible, exercising common sense and just doing their jobs.
yes, but he still lost 2 hours, which he probably won't get paid. he has warnings about 1/2 minute late rest. +20kg overweight on which they almost wrote a fine. do you find it strange that western europe is now without drivers with all this bullshit on a hard working man
@@mygoodspirit8655 Didn’t “nearly” give him a fine whatsoever. No warnings about being over his time but it was pointed out to him that’s all. As for not being paid for being in there, I’ve never heard of anyone having money taken off them for being stopped.
@@RadgieMonkey Then you are probably not a driver, waiting times are not paid. Working hours and driving times are paid, not waiting times
@@RadgieMonkey very simple I can work 14 hours of which 9 hours drive. if I have to stand still for 2 hours somewhere. then I have to hand it in somewhere.
@@mygoodspirit8655 VOSA are really after those that take the piss rather than slightly being overweight or running overtime the odd time by a minute or so as long as your honest about it.
This video is very useful for me as a new pass driver! I strap everything, and do my checks every day, but fear for my life if I ever get stopped since I'm a worrier and think they'll find something to screw me for!
That's the easy bit.. The tacho is the main issue..
Great to see a professional driver explaining some of the everyday challenges drivers face. Great skills, great attitude and thanks for explaining the issues to the wider public. The industry needs a PR specialist.
I know it’s only a simple thing, but I’m always impressed by the precision of drivers reversing these vehicles.
It’s a skill, you either can or you can’t and I can’t🥲
I'm impressed any UK lorry drivers have any passion for the job, let alone precision.
'Can you pull me over tomorrow officer I haven't brought my camera today'
Haha so glad I was vlogging 😂
sorry mate you was supposed to pulled over yesterday....... :D :D
I really admire your driving skills - especially reversing. I could never begin to even think of doing it. Amazing to you and all other HGV drivers.
Me too, although his head got in the way and I couldn't see where he was going 🤣
Me too, especially how autopilot took over at 44:05
@@grahamp9243 yeah i love these trucks with auto pilot button too! It really helps whe they use their phones aswell. 🤣
Practice makes perfect. Doing it everyday soon brushes up your reversing skills.
have many years as a driver under my belt had to retire due to a hernia in my groin ...they fixed it 10 years later. and only then because they burst it and i was dying of septisemia.. it took 10 minutes to fix ... i could have been back at work doing the job i loved in maximum 1 week...... im now too old to continue driving. 78....but have all that the bosses want .. all europe ..speak spanish german polish french italian greek ........all that knowledge down the drain...good old england...!
We all hope you get better James, take retirement easy, look after your self.
Goddamn shame; you sound like an asset to any business.
Thought that read "had to retire because of a heroin addiction" at first glance. 😂
I liked the sinister music as you followed the car round to the nest of vipers.
As has already been said, Just as well you had not refueled before the pull.
It's a bit unfair that you have to trust third party weight bridges and VOSA have dynamic weighbridges that will find an axle overload no matter how small.
They even put coaches over and put them over the bridge looking for axle overload.
I hope you new job goes really well and we shall miss the Ovlov.
All the best Chief.
Great vlog Kev - and well done for keeping the camera rolling whilst being pulled, looks like most of were sweating for you. Both you and DVSA came across as professional and fair. Good Luck in the new job!
Great vid Kev, have to say you're like like a proper presenter the way you introduce he vids and explain things - brilliant! Very professional and polite when you were pulled too! Good luck with the new job, always good to get more time with your family!
A wonderful slice of another mans life, keep on keeping on brother ;)
Another great vlog as always, i had a bad experience with vosa at sleaford A17. 3 minor infringements and was told that i was going be fined £600,after about 10 minutes of bricking it they said don't worry and can go. So that's why i get nervous every time. Good luck on your new job and challenges and looking forward to new vlogs cheeeeeeers.👍
Great video Kev thanks for sharing this with us . Good luck in your new job. 👍🇬🇧
Good luck Kev,glad your going to do something you really want to do.glad you were okay with traffic enforcement. We have enjoyed your excellent vlogs and hope to continue with some great new adventures. Stay safe & keep on truckin'.
Congratulations on the new job Kev! Really pleased for you! Enjoyed this episode and it really does help if you have manners with people that can easily make your day awful 😂😂 Cheeeeers! 😊
Hi Kev, I retired at 50 had eleven years with Meachers in Southampton class one. Your videos bring back some good and interesting memories,fern down,new forest, tight farms and narrow lanes. Great work,stay safe.
Wishing you all the very best in your new job, Kev!!👍🏼
So enjoyed watching your day out mate, it's so nice to be on the road but not on the road you have safe journeys and post more.
It’s quite cool watching your clog knowing that I’ve been on those roads too. 🚚🚚
He's more a Crocs kinda guy I think?
Another great video Kev, I really enjoyed the vlog and also good luck on the new job and fresh challenge for you and I wish you all the best, Keep up the good work Kev👍🏻
Thanks Steven, glad you enjoyed and hope you also enjoy the new challenges ahead 👍
Good luck in your new venture Kev mate, look forward to seeing you soon.
Wishing you all the best with your new job Kev. And I look forward to watching your future vlogs in your new position...
Call me a sceptic but my pound says they alreddy knew where you'd loaded and what you were carrying ;-)
Spot on mate .
Best wishes for your new position. Have always enjoyed your vlogs. Looking forward to seeing your future one's.
Good look with the new job Kev can't wait to see who your going to be working for
Congratulations kev with the new job, hope the hours are better for you & you can spend more time with your family etc. All the best 👍🏻
Thanks mate, hope you enjoy joing me on the new adventures 👍
Great vlog, that scrap yard was tight, love that grapple loader with the rising cab, never seen one of those before.
Good to VOSA ensuring safe vehicles on the road, I expect all vehicles to be the same as mine, ref insured, taxed, MOT's, and safe for road use. Excellent attitude with the traffic highways.
Thanks for sharing, and good luck with furtherment in your career.
well done for staying legal Kev the worst yards are the ones with the weight indicators on the fork lifts never seem very accurate, i wonder if they watch that yard and caught a couple out of there previously
Good luck on the new gig! You’ve taught me new road skills even as a cyclist:)
Good luck in the new job .... I enjoyed all your Vlogs giving an insight into truck driving and drivers. Looking forward to seeing your new vlogs whenever they happen ... Loved the music on here ....
Hi Kev, something ive learnt from your Vlog, is to put enough fuel in before being loaded, thus being 44+ ton + fuel = 44++++
Your cops are so polite, calling you 'sir' and speaking with such a measured and polite tone, its great.
There not really police more like an inspector for hgv and lorries
thats a big trick part of British cops agenda to bring you easy & comfort manner to bring all the truths out , once you done anything wrong you know what they do? , seize ur vehicle , band ur license & make u unemployed and get back to doll :D :D
Stefan van Veenendaal not cops
I have been driving 40 years and thats the nicest i have seen VOSA treat a driver
To be honest I've had 3 encounters with the DVSA and all have been plesent and professional. As in most cases if you approach them with an attitude then you will most likely receive the same in return. Run legal, be plesent and I've never had a problem 👍
Your videos are part of people's lives now. So whatever route you take we will still be watching. Good luck with the new adventure.
Thank you, appreciate the kind words 👍
Nice one Kev great vid as usual useful you were filming to get an insight into what goes on when stopped! As per usual you seemed to take it all in your stride sir with minimal stress to a 2hr delay! 🤣🤣 Love sitting down to watch these on a Sunday evening! Cheers Dan 👍🏻👍🏻👌🏻
Thanks Dan, yep was real handy the camera were rolling and hopefully have a good insight. Take it easy mate 👍
Good luck with the new job Kev look forward to finding out what it is and coming along for the ride!
P.s I'm now converted to Greggs Coffee ☕️!!! 🤣👍🏻
It's great coffee for the price 👌 I hope you enjoy my new job too mate 👍
That was near enough the same experience as I had with VOSA, when I was pulled over at some services on the M5. They were extremely pleasant and friendly. Surprised, especially after all the horror stories I've heard about them. Just be polite and friendly with them, and they'll return the favour. I had a dodgy tyre as well. Just had to get that sorted and I was free to go. Least I had the services to wait around in.
Spot on mate, I think most of the stories are just stories or the once that think it's clever to give them attitude, they certainly don't do themselves any favours and I'm sure if I was an arse, my outcome would of been very different 👍
Just illustrates what can happen on any trip with 40 + tonnes up - tyres are the most common and can happen at any time with the amount of debris on the road and that is what makes running trucks a dead loss.
Most interesting video. Took me back to my days in general and container transport, out of the port of Felixstowe, most of which was enjoyable but some presented a few challenges. I look forward to seeing more of your videos. Good luck in the new job. Thanks very much.
Hi Kev loved this vlog especially the pull from the DVSA, you handled it well, as obviously made you late, pleased to hear of your new job, hope it all goes well.
I like how you magicked there car away , pity you couldn’t do that for real on the road , your were just the monotony breaker , they go back to laybye for snoozy time after your going over , good luck in the new job , C Taylor .
Thought that DVSA fella was going to escort you all the way to Camden! 😂
He never went to Camden
lol
Tase..thats what I thought, thought they were taking him to the twilight zone or something
Hi Kev, I enjoyed the video as always! Wishing you the very best of luck with your new job! Take care mate and have a great week! 😁👍
Ineresting video with Vosa etc Kev. I especially enjoyed the journeys through London and other places, and not too speeded up as some do (which makes my eyes go squiffy). Liked the music later on too. Good luck and best wishes with the new job. I'm sure you will make the best of it and enjoy it! Safe driving!
Saw that Burden were recruiting on Indeed and thought "Wonder whose leaving"
Good luck with the new job Kev :)
Thanks mate, yep that was my position they are recruiting for, home you enjoy the new content 👍
What are Burden paying? I'm in Southampton doing container work and would possibly like a change. If you don't mind me asking? :)
@@sebastianmentel8286 not enough for the hassle.. believe me !
@@JamesSmith-lz1xu Never is James
You're a Don at reversing my lad!
If I'd been the copper/vosa who pulled this trucker, I would suggest he passed the "attitute test" with flying colours! THIS video highlights exactly how the public/professional drivers should deal with the authorities!
Love the truck vlogs. Lots of different loads, excellent driving skills and enjoyable motorway montages.
Cheers keith, appreciate the kind words 👍
Fair play on being totally honest with the results mate 👌
Was that our group chat I saw? 😱 What about the dodgy photos we sent to each other! 😂
Nothing to hide here mate, it would of been completely unedited if it didn't take an hour and a half 😂
@@KevTee at least you did not get a PG9 ! :D
Hi Kevtee good luck with ur new job I hope goes well mate. I hope I wouldn’t get pulled over with my Kymco for u Mobility Scooter with Volvo B10M badges on the front lol as they were my favourite vehicles to work on. If you’ve ever seen Stagecoach Express Plaxton Premier fleetnumber 539 model bus. That was new to Glenrothes & yes I’ve worked on that babe in the past. Last I’d seen of her she’s at Cambridge as a driver trainer . Think she’s been there for roughly 10 odd years. Anyway apologies for sounding like a sad git as I’ve been a bus enthusiast since 88 pal.
Spied you going down the A610 through Codnor last Wednesday I think. Couldn't figure out why I recognised the truck until I saw your name plate 😂
All the best for the new position, Kev! 😊👍🏻
Great video, could tell how much happier pony was after unload. Thumbs up to DVSA (VOSA). On TV seen them finding unsafe trucks so good they are doing their checks.
Passed my PSV Test first time in 1967 and drove Buses all over London and the West End for London Transport for a good few years. Did an HGV course, around 1985 (cost about £900) and failed my test. He said my o/s back trailer wheels went over the kerb, which I know they didn't. I asked him "How is it that I can drive a fully loaded Double Decker Bus with standing passengers, or a Coach all round London and across Europe, (which I had done) but you are telling me that I'm not competent to drive 10 ton of eggs half a mile down the road? He ignored me and walked off to his office and shut the door, I called him a "Rotter." :-) BTW I enjoyed the video, glad that I have retired and don't need to drive for a living anymore and Good luck with your new job.
Me and Dad loved it, Shows why UK drivers are the best... Sticks to the rules. Credit to you x
Thanks Kaci, appreciate the kind words 👍
Some uk drivers, not all!
It's great to see you be so transparent Kev even if you have a few small issues, We all make mistakes and nobody is perfect.
Exactly mate, nothing to hide and and wanted to give an honest representation 👍
@@KevTee Well i respect you even more for been so transparent. Most Truck Vloggers would of cut all of that out.
Good luck with the new job mate..looking forward to seeing what it is......intrigued👍
Loved the spooky music at the start very hammer house of horrors, all the best with your new job.
Thanks Tara, hope you enjoy the new adventures 👍
As a Tacho calibrator that was interesting to see another aspect of their use thanks.
Lucky they stopped you before fueling up, aye?
you do tacho calibration ? where you from ? I do this too, i have some questions
@@thecosmy1 I'm in Scotland mate what about your self. What would you like to know chap.
@@Ginga7r I reply like 3 times but for some reason it doesn't go trough ? Could you add me on skype ? live:suvalf
Brilliant video, thankyou for making me smile
Your video brought back some nice memories.
Not all inspectors were that good, or experts at their job.
In about 1985 I was stopped by the police on the A303, just as I came off the M3. As the police officer approached my cab, in my nearside wing mirror, I could see an old man in a white coat getting under my trailer, smoking a pipe. I directed the officer to tell that man to move away immediately. The officer looked startled but then realised he had stopped a petrol tanker. He quickly moved the old man away from my truck and apologised to me before waving me on.
Truck - Leyland Buffalo with an L12 pulling 32 tons. Loud, hot in summer and a plastic driver’s seat with no springs.
Fantastic story mate, love hearing what it was like back in the day, it's easy to forget how times have changed and I wouldn't say we've got it easier as today's challenges are just different but we've definitely got a more comfortable ride today 😂
Too much of a minefield driving trucks these days it's all out to do the driver over.
That's exactly why I stopped
Its deign 2 get any fines by any means cpcCourse wasteOF money +IF press wrong button on Digital Tachograph possible Get fine ME prefer ole paper Tachograph IT easy straightforward 2Understand
ITS Very Different b4 2007driving was better BK Then NO cpc Courses280 or digital Crap£20 bck Then was was Just paper Tacho more simple IN Those days Now more Vultures about
@@chrisroger8774 easy for someone to forge a paper tachograph! It's not hard to press the right button.
@@chrisroger8774 turn it in, digital tachos are so much better than paper. The truck tells you when and how long to take a break, if you struggle to press a button but your ok at turning a knob that’s down to you.
If that guy checked your Tacho without showing you his 'Control' card and replacing your 'Driver' card in the Tacho with his then I am not sure that was a legal tachograph download. However long you were there will therefore have counted towards your daily hours WTD hours.
I had many a copper and DVSA fellah when digital Tachos first came out because I was a trained tachograph fitter both analogue and digital before the Poles took over at the Scania dealer I worked at and went back on the road until I retired. They didn't seem to understand UTC time and the fact they also had to be trained and authorised on them ...
‘The Poles’? Sounds a bit xenophobic my friend…….
Did the ‘English’ not get trained and authorised ‘on them’?
Great vlog Kev congratulations on your new job I hope it all goes well for you.Keep up the good work and looking forward to seeing the new vlogs be safe mate and congratulations again
All good Kev!! Enjoyable..educational....engaging!! All the best in the new job!!
Thanks Peter, hope you enjoy the new content 👍
27:17. “They were nice guys”..... as you flip the bird as you drive past the porta cabin. haha 😂 😂
Ah Ashley Heath Roundabout, been pulled in there a few times myself.
Interesting journey. I actually worked at the industrial site you delivered to, in North Crescent. My role was in Fleet ensuring drivers and vehicles complied with EU and British laws, so your 'pull' was very interesting :-)
good luck & many thanks for a great drive,
Love the new ets 2 pro mods update with the added road safety dlc
Graphics look really realistic
Have they updated the crane models yet? last I played they still used the terex AC 55/60 as the sole ccrane in game lol (former op here)
39:31 just on your right there, I used to deliver for Cemex, what an awful place to get in and out of at 44 tonnes 😩😅
Congrats Kev, enjoy the future new adventure, will be waiting for your vlogs. Keep on trucking
Thanks mate, hope you enjoy the new content 👍
great video , loved the music very dramatic, like being waiting for a ride at Alton Towers. loved the cheer when no action was being taken
I don't envy you with the London driving. I'm off the road now but I used to hate that. Horrible place to drive anything, especially an artic'.
Neil Mallett Hi Neil,kev's doing exactly what we all used to do,I thought I recognised that scrapyard in fern down. I early retired at 50 and don't miss it especially London and Bristol.
London has got even worse last few months, and that is from a car driver point of view.
Notice the guy at the weigh bridge walks towards the nearside, it startled him you were English. Must have it out for you.
Great vlog Kev ,good luck with the new job.
Good luck in the new job fella
We can wait get settled first all the best for the future
I ran their Ford Galaxy through my system. Their particulars appear to be okay but worryingly, the car model was recalled last year which I hope they kept on top of.
😂😂😂
sorry for asking, but i am not a native english speaker... what does " the car model was recalled" mean in other words?
@@knuffelbaer1971 means ford has a free safety fix for the car that needs doing
@@rob12841 I see, thank you. Something like they did in germany with the diesel engine software upgrade for volkswagen cars...
@@knuffelbaer1971 possibly.. it could be anything, like Vauxhall have recalls with the resistor in the heating as it has caused fires. SEAT had a recall on arona and ibiza for the middle seatbelt buckle etc etc
Blimey Kev, even I was starting to sweat at the "pull"
Tell me about it mate, no matter how clean you are it always nervous times but the video proves there fair 👍
Another good vlog Kev. Interesting getting pulled but not if u were on a tight schedule. Looking forward to finding what u are doing. Keeps it fresh for us viewing you lol.
Good luck with the new job Kev can't wait to see the new vlogs
Great to see everyone being pleasant with one another. As you say, keeping on top of things and not being a dick goes a very long way. I’ve subscribed! 😁👍
Echoing this. Seems to be far too many people out there these days who want to argue with the officials (from police and VOSA to anything including sports referees and door bouncers) and think they're never in the wrong or the official has no right to tell them what to do.. If you speak to them properly and civilly you probably wont even be in trouble
Great interaction with the DVSA. my attitude is treat people how you want to be treated. Great vlog as always, and good luck with the new job. No need to justify it us why you are moving. The only people that matter in that decision is you and your family.
Cheers Andy, hope you enjoy the new content 👍
best of luck with the new venture .Thanks for the video .
Great insight of what to expect if getting pulled from DVSA, Great vid Kev 👍👍
Being Owner/ and operator over here in the States this was an intriguing vlog. Im a bit of, what we call an outlaw, so watching you following the vosa made me impatient. I was thinking i wouldve just kept circling the round about or kept straight when they took the get off, they've had to chase me. I wonder what type of citation that would had rendered? Lol which is something I've made DOT(Department of Transportation) do before. Thank goodness you didnt fuel up yet. Anytime i had to go to those type of customers i always top off fuel because for some reason they never seem to care if im only at a quarter of a tank of fuel. Well Kev congrats and good luck on the new endeavor! Cheeeeerrrrrrsssss 😁
They'd find something for definite if you didn't comply, people that start the conversation with " don't you have anything better to do?" Will have their tacho records for the passed 2 months pulled, and they'd fine you £200 for each infringement, including slight overspeeds drown hills etc, and they'd make extra sure they find something wrong with the rig! It can get expensive if you don't pretend you appreciate what they're doing!
Thankfully in the UK it isn't illegal to run from law enforcement
That time before the lights came on was them reading your second generation tachograph remotely. It will undoubtedly have been your tacho infringements that got you pulled.
Only been pulled by them once, it was the bulging curtains that drew attention, but the last laugh was on me because the 180 bags of polystyrene loose fill I was carrying didn't even total at half a tonne.
P.S. I had a lucky escape on chilled delivery last year, my unit and the double deck trailer I was dragging, weighed in at 49.6 tonnes. Had to get some pallets offloaded before I could continue my journey on to company HQ at Leicester.
Many myths there mate, I don't have a second generation tacho and the only info that can be downloaded wirelessly is vehicle reg, calibration date, tacho tampering detection and faults 👍
They can’t read your tacho remotely.
All the best Kev in your new venture 👍
Great content ejoyed the drive and good luck with your new job look forward to seeing more
surprised they didnt try and do you for the dog in the windscreen, as its just inside the window wiper scope lol
Handled that well Kev, if you had an attitude they would have found something to fine you over.
Great for you and the new job . Great job and video
Really enjoy your videos, lived around Salisbury for 50 years!!!
Jesus, glad I'm in a HGV job that they can't pull you over 😂😂, for any reference I'm an AA recovery driver and the status we have on tacho means we don't get yard searches or pulled over, always have that feeling that some of them don't know that when you see them pull out behind you on the A14 😂 Good to see what they do and how they conduct their searches though
They can pull you over they just dont have a need I know this I've worked for aa rac and smaller firms
I spent over 25 years driving circus : trucks, motorhomes, buses and vans, all painted up, VOSA Always turned away, never got pulled once 😁
You are a very lucky man
Thats Very lucky, i think i had around 5 pulls and most of them were on crossing the scotland england border and i think manchester area..there was 1 pull in wales -> vosa got a whiff of drivers using tacho breaks while being loaded and staying in the truck(where there was no use access to canteen/food) so technically its poa...i didnt know they had no canteen/rest area but I never allow TMs or the transport office to "manage" my breaks and my idea of a break is uninterrupted with an ability to use my spare time freely/access to food/no pressure from others wanting the truck to move -> so this loading business did not fit my criteria of break and I kept to the rules which saved myself a ticket when they picked me off rolling off out the company. Sneaky, just like coppers hiding in bushes waiting for an excuse to get you 😒 glad im out of the industry too, though i can teach cpc courses and its better being taught by someone who has a Tshirt of 11 years stretch from machinery, abnormal loads, liquid flamables to international work. Its been a meditating experience for which im grateful.
Its mad all the grey areas in the hgv world I'm a mot tester as well and I test Big coaches that are not used for public use so they become a class 5 which means a 21 year old kid could be checking a massive heavy vehicle to make sure it's safe on the road which personally I think that is scary.
Karrier Bag ya talk bollox man circus and showman’s transport was always being a target for the Ministry in what ever name they called themselves at the time just because they was exempt from MOT’S don’t mean they was exempted from stop checks in 35 year in working for various showmen I’ve been stopped 20 times seven checked midweek on ground even customs and excise checking fuel in the tanks ! 98% of the time the kit I’ve had has passed inspection never a major problem just silly things sorted and checked off
And now the rules have changed all showman’s HGV’s must have a test on them no exemptions
@@circustruckin well I was obviously very lucky, I am not talking bollocks I ran my own touring circus for 25 years. Got pulled twice by police so they could get my details to book us for police events and got pulled by armed police in city of london when carrying a load of pyros, fuses, powder etc but NEVER by VOSA ( DVSA now).
Was followed by them and when passing stop checks / weighbridges honestly they always turned away, on the A27 on the A23 A303 A1 A19 etc etc.....
Great vlog, fair play to DVSA being goodfellas, best of luck in the new job look forward to the next vlog soon.
Thanks John, there not as bad as made out as long as your making an effort of course. Hope you enjoy joining me in the new venture 👌
First video I’ve watched of yours and really good I’m currently doing my CPC to get back into truck driving after 15 years away from it so I’m looking forward to that new challenge in my life .... keep it up 👍🏻
Cheers Darren and welcome to the channel. Good luck with the CPC and getting back on the road 👍
I'd like to see the fuel added. Show us you re feeling and how you go about it next time. Thank you enjoying the video.
Wtf does this mean?
More than 6 points and u won't get a job, that's one of the reasons why it's such a stressful job. 3 points for each illegal tyre
@hffp1 The driver's then need to make sure that they're vehicle is serviceable for the motorway and doesn't pose any risk to people's lives. The rules are there for a good reason, because people have been killed
@@mcfrosty8739 True that, but from experience it doesn't quite work that way. Often I have found myself pressured by management, into using vehicles that are technically not faulty but have issues that are skimming the law or are intermittent and will become illegal once said fault repeats. There is also time critical pressure in many jobs that make you rush the checking of the vehicle for example. If it were me, it should be up to the management/ engineering to ensure it is 100% serviceable and then you do your own walk around when you take the vehicle, but it should be on someone else's head unless a fault develops whilst driving or out on the road for a few days and you blatantly ignore it. Having a chunk missing out of the tyre can happen at any time, like just before you get pulled over. There needs to be some common sense regarding things like that, from what I have seen, some use common sense when inspecting vehicles and some don't, they just go by the book. Those who I have seen use common sense are out to get your company normally because they know about how certain companies can be and often drivers are pressured. Inspectors who don't use common sense, just throw the book at the driver because it makes there job simple, presumably? Just bare in mind that some drivers have had very different experiences with very different companies and circumstances. Not everyone has had the blessing of working for a company or boss that looks after you, and does things properly. Some have worked for companies where there are time restrictions and the absolute minimum of maintenance just so they can meet there expenditure targets for the season.
@@jcreedy20 I agree with that and there needs to be action taken to stop it. Unfair for the company to whip the employee and conduct poor practices which are out of the driver's control only for said driver to be punished for it. In that case I would just say fuck the company and find a different job. Granted, not always that simple but still, can't be encouraging that sort of behaviour from a company. If their margins are that small that their trucks are barely legal then they should be forced out of business. I work for one of the largest airports in the UK and we take keeping the state of the vehicles (busses, GSE equipment etc) very seriously so I find it pathetic that other companies simply don't care about people's safety on the road
Kev tee . Good luck with the new job . Look forward to seeing what it is. Keep up the good work.
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