Licensed vehicle maintenance daily check

● complete your vehicle condition daily checklist

Completion takes around 5 minutes.

● your driver badge number

● vehicle registration number

● your plate number

A driver should undertake a walkaround check before a vehicle is used. Where more than one driver will use the vehicle during the day’s running, the driver taking charge of a vehicle should make sure it is roadworthy and safe to drive by carrying out their own walkaround check.

Drivers found using a defective vehicle in breach of the duty to check could be at risk of sanction, especially if the condition of the vehicle is such that it is obvious no routine checks have occurred over a number of days.

The driver of a vehicle is always legally responsible for its condition while in use. Licensing authorities should require drivers to conduct a walkaround check as part of a driver’s core role. Drivers can be fined up to £2,500, be banned from driving and get three penalty points for driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition.

Annex 6 of the Highway Code (opens in new tab) provides information and rules about vehicle maintenance.

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