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Businesses can extend inspections to 13 weeks
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CM COVER STORY OPERATORS NEED not stick to six-weekly inspection periods if they can prove to their TC that they can operate safely for longer periods – up to 13 weeks, in fact.
In a Q&A session published next week in Motor Transport, CM's sister title, VOSA customer
director Kevin Rooney says the majority of operators are confused about inspections:"[The six-weekly inspection cycle] is intended for new operators with no experience or knowledge of the performance of their fleet.
"If you can show that you can run to 13-weekly inspections with no serious defects, and any defects [that do arise] are minor and rectified, [then we don't have a problem]."
He says that operators should write to their TCs, providing evidence to justify an extension between inspections.
• See MT published on 20 August, for the full story.