Maintenance investigations assessment guidance is being updated
25 April 2022
The Maintenance Investigation Visit Reports (MIVR) are carried out by the DVSA to ensure operators have the right systems and facilities in place to maintain their vehicles. Following on from feedback, the DVSA have sent a circular stating these are changing. The MIVR assessment guides currently are being combined and updated to reflect this.
Operators receive a copy of these reports, along with other feedback to help them improve if necessary.
The guides are used by DVSA staff to help them complete the report during a site visit. If an operator’s systems or facilities are not good enough, these reports can be given to the Traffic Commissioners.
What are the changes?
There are some updates to what DVSA will be checking on MIVR visits, some of them include:
- clear evidence walkaround checks are not carried out;
- vehicles being used with reported safety defects;
- clear evidence of poor maintenance standards resulting in safety-critical defects;
- deliberately modified emissions control systems or removal of the manufacturers emissions plate values;
- clear evidence of a tyre manufactures date code being modified or removed;
- there is no genuine link between the transport manager and the operation.
Operators are advised to read about the changes to help them to stay compliant.
The guide for operators on MIVR can be found here and also includes helpful links on improving your maintenance systems.
We are running a short eTraining session on the effective management of vehicle maintenance on 4 May 2022. Book here.
