DVSA Enforcement

Official account for @DVSAgovuk enforcement work. Protecting everyone from unsafe drivers and vehicles. Social media policy:

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Special Types General Order (STGO) rules allow abnormal loads to be transported safely.

This vehicle combination was found without valid paperwork - weeks later, we caught them again.

The result? Vehicle immobilised - protecting all road users.

#PartnershipWorking

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Following the Ipswich Court result, where drivers were found to be creating false records, an maintenance investigation uncovered multiple compliance failures.
As a result, the operator’s licence was revoked—showing the consequences of failing to meet safety standards.

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“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.”

#RemembranceDay
#LestWeForget
#RemembranceDay2026

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Two HGV drivers appeared in Ipswich Court for false records & failing to keep proper records.

Driver One: £3,250 in penalties
Driver Two: £4,069 in penalties

Drivers’ hours rules keep roads safe. Cutting corners puts lives at risk—and has serious consequences.

#drivershours

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👻 On 30th Oct, this “spooktacular” van was stopped at Bowdon—overloaded by 1,410kg (40% over limit)!

No licence. No ID. Vehicle prohibited and seized.

Overloading puts everyone at risk - that's why we work with partners to keep roads safe.

#PartnershipWorking #DVSA

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We’re at #EuroBusExpo!

Come and say hello, we’re here everyday at stand 377, hall 18 🚌

We can’t wait to speak to you all 😊

#EuroBusExpo2026
#BusCompliance

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We are at #EuroBusExpo this week (3rd-5th)!

We will be on stand 377 in hall 18 🚌

We look forward to speaking to you all about punctuality, accessibility and compliance in general 😊

#EuroBusExpo2026
#BusCompliance

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Wiltshire Police and DVSA found a Gloucestershire-based operator using 2 cards to exceed their drivers' hours 🚚

At court they received:

12-month sentence (suspended for a period of 2 years)

120 hrs unpaid work

12-month driving ban

£2,500 costs

#PartnershipWorking

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Check at M20 Services found this LGV 81% overweight—2,360kg over its 3,500kg limit.

Further checks revealed one tyre more suited to an F1 car & another with cords & fabric exposed.

Vehicle prohibited & immobilised. Follow-up enquiries to take place.
#knowyourvehicleweights

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Recent roadside checks in Elmswell found serious defects:
A fractured suspension ‘U’ bolt, fractured brake clevis & a loose slack adjuster.

These long-standing issues should have been picked up during periodic safety inspections.

#GuideToMaintainingRoadworthiness

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A Non GB Registered PSV vehicle was encountered at Canterbury Coach Park.

Vehicle was carrying 42 school children on a tour having already travelled from Germany to Kent and East Sussex.

Vehicle issue with immediate prohibition notice & driver issued GFPD & 3 penalty points.

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Dual-purpose vehicle towing a trailer loaded with equipment, stopped over 100 km from base.

Tyres were splayed at a dangerous angle resulted in the vehicle being stopped.

Vehicle prohibited: no tacho, defective tyre & overloaded
#dailywalkaroundchecks

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Fluid leaks on to the Public Highway are a risk for everyone - and costly to clean up.

The operator ignored an ongoing fuel leak on the vehicle until they were encountered in the Wiltshire Area.

Vehicle Prohibited.

#guidetomaintainingroadworthiness

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Joint Police & DVSA checks at A419 Badbury, in Wiltshire encountered a 3,500 kgs vehicle.
Vehicle was fitted with 7 leaf springs & weighed a whopping 2.5 tonne over the permitted weight, equivalent to 72% over loaded.

Vehicle Prohibited

Driver/Operator reported for prosecution

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Driver caught using his father’s driver card to hide true driving hours—putting others at risk.

At Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court, he received:
• 10 months in prison (suspended 18 months)
• 10 day community order
• 12 month driving ban
• £2,867 costs

False records cost lives.

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Driver of a 32-tonne tipper was stopped at Bowdon check site, Greater Manchester:

❌ Tyre defects
❌ No tachograph card
❌ No valid licence
❌ Positive drug test

Operators must have policies to prevent these offences. Driver arrested and further enquiries ongoing.

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Joint Police & DVSA checks in Wiltshire, encountered a 27 metre length STGO Combination.
Abnormal Load correct paperwork - No
Overlength - Yes
Escort vehicle due to length - No
Vehicle taxed correctly - No
Periodic MOT - No

Vehicle prohibited & immobilised

#STGO

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Tachograph drivers’ hours rules protect drivers, operators, and other road users.

Under EU rules, travel to or from a location other than a driver’s home or normal base to take charge of a vehicle counts as other work and must be recorded as such.

#Drivershoursrules

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DVSA Examiners roadside checks in the Levington area encountered 44 tonne artic vehicle combination with some interesting tyres.

Systematic failures in procedures from driver - operator re maintenance systems.
Vehicle prohibited & fines issued

#guidetomaintainingroadworthiness

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While carrying Hazchem products, drivers and operators must make sure that all relevant documentation is produced.

This Hazchem vehicle had no delivery documentation or instructions in writing - so ended up prohibited 🚫

#guidetohazchem