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Do any Councils mandate that drivers must conduct a daily walk around inspection similar to bus and hgv drivewrs have to do and do they have to record the walkaround and keep a copy of this in the vehicle for inspection for a full 12 months?
This is one proposal for our new policy.

Glasgow - no.

There is a licence condition:

The driver of a taxi shall ensure that the taxi in his charge, including all body work, upholstery and fittings, is in a safe and serviceable condition and that it is kept in a clean condition both internally and, subject to prevailing road conditions, externally.

Think that's one of the idiotic suggestions from either the LGA or the DfT, maybe both.

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I reponded by saying that I doubt any driver would object to checking their vehicle daily and that most if not all already do this.
But I question the requirement to document this everyday and keep the paperwork in the car for 12 months asking who will look at it? When will they look at it and what action they will take? I asked what is the point in recording that on January 6th the washer fluid was found to be low and was topped up if this is not going to be seen until December 8th? Or that a bulb had blown and was replaced.

24x7 ltd require this via the App but....

no check on oil or water ........lol

i used to do it whilst having brekky

well the car was 2 months old

But interestingly, we were told that the vehicle checks, if asked by county compliance, could be viewed on our phone, i replied that due to data protection meant i would not allow access to my phone by anyone as it held pupils details on it

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This seems to be a bit of a thing now, and is maybe due to the DfT's best practice guidance. And I think Wolves does it, and basically for them it's some sort of substitute for actually testing the vehicles

And I think the rationale is to demonstrate that vehicles have been inspected and maintained on a regular basis if required. Or that someone has just ticked the necessary boxes anyway

But it's all a bit OTT, and while it may be more relevant to drivers of multi-driver vehicles, say, for the likes of me it all seems a tad ridiculous.

I mean, I park my car up at night, and next day I'd have to inspect and tick a box for the likes of this:


Aye, like something like that would suddenly appear overnight when the car's parked up at my front door

https://taxiwalkaround.wolverhampton.gov.uk/