SAFETY INSPECTIONS
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LONGER INTERVALS Most contracts assume eight safety inspections each year, derived from the common safety inspection interval of six weeks. But Vosa may sanction inspection intervals of anything from four to 13 weeks, depending on application and annual distance. Using your OCRS, it might be possible to demonstrate that safety inspections at intervals of say, eight or 10 weeks, are appropriate. Does that justify a lower R&M rate? John Davies, head of UK service and support at MAN Truck & Bus, says: “There is little difference in price on an R&M contract for a truck that might be on six-week inspections compared with a truck on 10 weeks. With a truck having five inspections a year, compared to eight with six-week inspections, the real benefit to the operator is less inconvenience by having a truck on the road for longer.” Any adjustment in safety inspection intervals must have Vosa’s approval.