Heavy Goods Vehicle Inspection: Sideguards, Rear Under-Run Devices & Bumper Bars

The app is useful to those responsible for the maintenance of large commercial vehicles so that they remain well informed on the current minimum legal standards for roadworthiness. It must be emphasised that these are minimum acceptable standards, which do not necessarily allow for further deterioration when the vehicle is in service.

Sideguards can be manufactured & tested to any of the following standards: The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 as amended. Directive 89/297/EEC or The technical requirements of the Directive 89/297/EEC. Sideguards are applicable to: Motor Vehicles first used from 1 April 1984 with a design gross weight exceeding 3,500kg and where the distance between the centres of any two consecutive axles exceeds 3m;