Brilliant thanks. Is it 245/70 r 17.5?
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Woody.v8
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yes it is
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Chuck it on the drive axle, age dont not such an issue, and even if they notice it it is just an advisory.
I don't think the note on your operators licence is worth the hassle
if your 8 weekly check garage is anything like the ones I've used they're looking for any excuse to do overpriced work/parts :-(
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Dvsa will make it an issue at the road side if you get a tug though.
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Green light = no tugs not ever.
Last time we had this query, it's not a testable item.
As long as it's radials, and the tyre size/load rating matches the VTG, the tread pattern itself isn't of concern.
Haha.
It only reduces your risk of being stopped.
Three of our main o-license fleets still get stopped, regardless of them all being green.
The main difference it makes, is how much attention they pay during the check. As they're green, they seldom get anything more than a quick check over for whatever issue they're targeting.
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Explain to an outsider please?
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Mot pass rate and roadside checks, if all superb you have an easier life, drop to amber or red and they come gunning for you
They being the ministry, they may stop you but can check all your electronic service records on the spot, so for example last inspection may have noted rear pads low, so they take a look, see new pads and calipers rebushed and send you on your way
They know whos sailing close to the wind, and gossip just like anyone else!
DVSA operate a traffic light system for o-license related enforcement.
It's based on test pass rates, onsite visits, and roadside checks.
Green means you've got a good history, you're vehicles are well maintained, with good driver hours enforcement, so roadside checks are minimal.
Red means you've got a poor history (test failures, roadside prohibitions, tacho/driver hour infringements), so roadside checks are likely to be more in depth.
Amber sits in the middle.
Basically if you're green, DVSA will still run checks, but they're not likely to that in depth. Certainly roadside stops are likely to be a quick check of tacho, with a walk around checking lights, and there's nothing major hanging off.
If you're red, they'll likely do a full tacho download, along with the drivers card. Then they're likely to have a good crawl around underneath to see what issues they find.
It's mostly about targeting resources.
There's not really much point in using resources checking operators with a good history, as they're not likely to find any major defects.
Whereas those with a poor history with vehicles that regularly fail tests, poor paperwork (part of onsite checks), and tacho infringements are where they need to target enforcement.
It's been in effect for a long time now.
Good operators have no issue with it, but bad operators done a lot of complaining about unfair targeting, as why should they be checked more than good operators?
It's based on test pass rates, onsite visits, and roadside checks.
Green means you've got a good history, you're vehicles are well maintained, with good driver hours enforcement, so roadside checks are minimal.
Red means you've got a poor history (test failures, roadside prohibitions, tacho/driver hour infringements), so roadside checks are likely to be more in depth.
Amber sits in the middle.
Basically if you're green, DVSA will still run checks, but they're not likely to that in depth. Certainly roadside stops are likely to be a quick check of tacho, with a walk around checking lights, and there's nothing major hanging off.
If you're red, they'll likely do a full tacho download, along with the drivers card. Then they're likely to have a good crawl around underneath to see what issues they find.
It's mostly about targeting resources.
There's not really much point in using resources checking operators with a good history, as they're not likely to find any major defects.
Whereas those with a poor history with vehicles that regularly fail tests, poor paperwork (part of onsite checks), and tacho infringements are where they need to target enforcement.
It's been in effect for a long time now.
Good operators have no issue with it, but bad operators done a lot of complaining about unfair targeting, as why should they be checked more than good operators?
The unofficial gossip channel is probably one of their best resources.
Take something for test with lots of very shiny parts on it, and it's a red flag it's likely not been maintained since the last test, so it'll get mentioned in a chat at some point.
Or there's the real budget cutting thing like a certain large PSV operator does, that involves swapping good parts between vehicles for test
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