Remit’s new heavy goods vehicle academy in Derby opened three weeks before the COVID pandemic hit. Good timing it wasn’t, but despite that temporal misstep, the group is going from strength to...
Apprenticeships
Over the past two decades, supermarkets have perfected a new intraurban duty cycle, for delivery vehicles. They are worked hard: driven up to 18 hours per day, every day, by a small army of drivers....
Light Commercial Vehicles
Since 2017, DVSA has paused applications for new ATFs. As part of the heavy vehicle testing review, The Department for Transport has recommended that the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency should...
VOSA TestingVehicles have been delivered with an operating manual that doesn’t contain a warning notice for the exclusive use of an approved charging cable for charging the high-voltage (HV) battery. A...
RecallsThe fuse for the electric system for the air suspension may be incorrectly specified. Remedy: check the currently installed fuse and control unit on the potentially affected vehicles and replace if...
RecallsContact of the fuel supply hose with the cylinder head cover could cause hose wear. Remedy: carry out a visual inspection of the fuel supply hose and fit a protective sleeve. If necessary, replace the...
RecallsThe additional lock for the connector of the seat belt tensioner wiring harness in the co-driver’s seat bench may not be locked. Remedy: check the condition of the additional lock and if necessary ...
RecallsThe lower nut that secures the cab tilt cylinder to a mounting bracket may not be correctly tightened. Remedy: check and ensure the tightening torque of the affected nut. Number affected: 1,839....
RecallsThe mating surfaces of the propshaft flanges may be contaminated with paint. Remedy: remove the propshaft, inspect and clean the flanges. Refit with new fixings. Number affected: 44. Manufacturer...
RecallsThe reverse gear light may occasionally be non-functional until the next ignition change or the next engine start. Remedy: update the software responsible for gear recognition on the affected...
RecallsThe rescue cutting line located in the seat box of the driver seat may not be accessible. Remedy: reposition the rescue loop on affected vehicles. Number affected: 628. Manufacturer reference:...
Recalls
Like the setting of the popular television show CSI:UK, investigation of road traffic accidents by a new UK body is looking more likely thanks to research commissioned by the RAC Foundation, finds...
Health & Safety Legislation