This year, Transport for London’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) will require you to have a ‘progressive safe system’ installed to help you achieve a 3-star rating. So what exactly is a ‘progressive safe system’? Why do you need it? And how does it help you to achieve a 3-star DVS rating? In 2020, Transport for...
Updated with new guidance: 02/09/2024 In 2020, Transport for London introduced the Direct Vision Standard (DVS), a scheme with the objective of ending all transport-related deaths on the roads of London. The scheme required HGVs weighing over 12 tonnes, entering Greater London to install a ‘safe system’. Since the inception of the scheme, there has...
General haulier Diamond Freight protect lives and avoid fines with HaulTech’s Direct Vision Standard essential equipment. Diamond Freight are a Stoke-on-Trent based general haulier which offers specialised haulage packages for anyone from local convenience stores to international blue-chip organisations. With over 30 years of experience, the Diamond Freight team have become an essential and invaluable...
Transport for London has announced that more than 7,000 penalty charge notices have been issued due to Direct Vision Standard compliance failure. The Direct Vision Standard (DVS) was launched on March 1st 2021, after an 18-month delay to the original date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme was launched to reduce deaths and injuries...
Downes Transport install HaulTech’s Vehicle CCTV solutions to emphasise on driver safety and become Direct Vision Standard compliant. Downes Transport formed in June 1995 and have gone from strength to strength, beginning with only 2 vans and now operating a fleet of 19 vehicles. The haulier, who recently celebrated their 25th anniversary, delivers metal parts...
As the Direct Vision Standard deadline approaches, Fuchs Lubricants have joined HaulTech for the necessary equipment to meet the requirements. Fuchs Lubricants have become the leading independent supplier of lubricants in the world over their 85-year history. Founded in Mannheim, Germany Fuchs topped €2 billion in sales revenue in 2015 and have committed €300 million...
The deadline for Direct Vision Standard compliance has been pushed back until next year Transport for London (TfL) have temporarily suspended the enforcement of the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) rules set to apply from October 26th, 2020 in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. The UK transport and logistics sector has been severely disrupted during this...
