There's been one down at Johns Cross roundabout on the A21, East Sussex several days over the last few weeks, on the southbound side.He doesn't have a van, so I expect there's one parked 1/2 mile further along the A21 and he radios ahead with descriptions to pull.But what's he likely to be looking for?Smokey exhausts - that's a obvious candidate. But as you usually don't have to slow down below 20mph at that roundabout, it would be hard for him to see the state of the tyres or much else beyond extreme decrepidness.Not only, but if he does give you the eye, you have a choice to take the right fork off the A21 roundabout towards Battle and there's not much space down that road for a van + a pull-over spot.Just curious what they do...

overloaded are easy to spot, missing lights, broken mirrors/glass, insecure loads, dodgy number plates, pykie trucks running red diesel, anything that pings on the anpr, lots of choice really, people in that job have a 6th sense of vehicles that are dodgy.

VOSA inspector - what do they do?

Jan 14, 2010 23 Replies

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Conor 16 years ago

How many have you been through in your life? As a lorry driver, I've been through quite a few.

A vehicle is required to be at a test pass level all the time it is on the public highway.

VOSA can't only "just advise a repair is carried out". They have this little thing called a GV9. It allows them to prohibit use of the vehicle on a public road until it has been through a full MOT at a VOSA test centre (not a normal MOT station) to get the GV9 removed. The prohibition can be in effect from anytime from immediately to the time needed to take it to a place of repair.

Thankyou for confirming you know f*ck all about this.

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Conor 16 years ago

VOSA can stop you being able to continue to even drive out of the checkpoint. The Police are there when there is not a VOSA officer available who has been given the powers to stop vehicles.

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Conor 16 years ago

Yes.

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Tim W 16 years ago

Clint Sharp wibbled on Saturday 16 January 2010 09:16

I probably won't be surprised - Customs have some disturbingly liberal rights of entry into property.

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