make sure your vehicle is roadworthy

[Administrator]

Making sure your vehicle is roadworthy
it is you’re responsible for maintaining the roadworthiness of your vehicle and will help avoid problems with vehicle checks

Driver responsibilities
You must ensure your vehicle is safe to drive before setting off on a journey and you should have carried out your walkaround check of the vehicle to include

lights
tyres
wheel fixings
bodywork
trailer coupling
load and other equipment

you are also responsible for reporting any defects in writing to whoever is in charge of sorting out vehicle defects to include

vehicle registration or identification mark
date of inspection
details of the defects
name of the person reporting the defects
Operator responsibilities
You must carry out safety inspections before you use a vehicle for the first time - even if you’re just leasing, hiring or borrowing the vehicle