Module 3: Serviceability & Roadworthiness of Vehicles & Trailers

✅ Format:
3.5 hours | Classroom & Remote (Microsoft Teams) | JAUPT Approved for Driver CPC

🎯 Module Overview
Your vehicle’s roadworthiness is the cornerstone of safety on every journey. This hands-on module equips drivers with the essential skills and confidence to perform thorough daily vehicle and trailer checks, ensuring you meet both legal and operator obligations.
Learn how to identify potential defects before they become costly problems and understand your critical role in maintaining a safe and compliant vehicle—protecting yourself, your team, and the public.

🎓 Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Understand the legal duties and operator responsibilities for keeping vehicles roadworthy
Clearly identify the distinct roles of drivers and operator licence holders in maintenance and checks
Recognise enforcement authority powers, such as DVSA and Police, including understanding defect reports, PG9s, and prohibition notices
Confidently conduct thorough daily walkaround inspections
Correctly complete defect and nil defect reports, knowing the difference and importance of each
Know exactly what to check on:
Tractor units
Trailers
Specialist vehicles
Appreciate the serious safety risks and legal consequences of overlooking or failing to report vehicle defects

💡 Why This Module Is Vital
Roadworthiness failures remain one of the most common reasons for roadside prohibitions and fines
Protect your company’s Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) and licence
Ensure you meet DVSA expectations for daily checks and compliance
Essential for all drivers, whether HGV or PSV — safety and compliance apply across the board