{"id":2691,"date":"2020-02-11T12:52:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T11:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aideautomotive.com\/?p=2691"},"modified":"2020-02-11T12:52:12","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T11:52:12","slug":"hgv-brake-testing-top-of-tcs-agenda-for-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aideautomotive.com\/articles\/hgv-brake-testing-top-of-tcs-agenda-for-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"HGV Brake Testing Top Of TC&#8217;s Agenda For 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>England\u2019s Commercial Vehicle traffic commissioners report emphasising the importance of competent\u00a0<a title=\"HGV Brake Test\" href=\"https:\/\/aideautomotive.com\/products\/brakecheck-bowmonk-brake-tester\/?term=10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#brake #testing procedures for heavy vehicles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Acknowledging that operators had been investing in roller brake testing, the TCs were pleased to note that this was improving brake performance at annual test.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2017\/18, there were almost 10,000 fewer failures for service brake performance at commercial vehicle annual tests than in 2013\/14,\u201d said the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe biggest improvement we have seen is for trailers \u2013 in the same period, an extra 5,500 passed their brake performance test the first time.\u201d However, while the TCs praised these \u201creally encouraging\u201d results, they insisted that there was \u201cmore to achieve\u201d \u2013 not least because \u201cbrake failures are still dominating the top ten reasons for MOT failure\u201d. There were 22,000 failures for service brake performance in 2017\/18; and the TCs highlighted a range of commonly recurring issues relating to brake tests. One such issue was that of periodic maintenance inspection (PMI) brake checks being conducted on unladen vehicles and trailers with wheels locking at very low brake efforts; another was test printouts saying \u2018pass\u2019 where it was clear one or more brakes were not working properly. Operators and transport managers failing to understand the information on the printout was a further bugbear, as was the issue of technicians conducting brake tests failing to identify potential serious safety concerns. TCs also highlighted a general failure to grasp that the standards applied at PMIs should actually be higher than minimum annual test requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Also, there are a great number of commercial workshops who are still of the misconception that all of the aforementioned brake tests have to be performed on a roller brake tester. This is not the case! The Traffic Commission has allowed the use of a DVSA-approved brake tester, like a\u00a0<a title=\"Decelerometer for HGV\" href=\"https:\/\/aideautomotive.com\/products\/brakecheck-bowmonk-brake-tester\/?term=10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decelerometer \/ BrakeCheck<\/a>, for all non-MOT brake tests.<\/p>\n<p>Contact\u00a0<a title=\"aide auto\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aideautomotive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aide automotive<\/a>\u00a0on 0115 8456471 or info@aideautomotive.com Our product range &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aideautomotive.com\/products\/brakecheck-bowmonk-brake-tester\/?term=10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HGV Brake Testers<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Trailer Testers &#8211; EBS\/ABS Sensor Tester &#8211; Diagnostic Tools &#8211; Midtronics Battery Testers &#8211; Anti Siphon Devices &#8211; ISOCheck \u2013 Trailer Locks &#8211; Auto Braking Reversing System &#8211; HGV Diesel Tank Alarms &#8211; Plus More<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England\u2019s Commercial Vehicle traffic commissioners report emphasising the importance of competent\u00a0#brake #testing procedures for heavy vehicles. Acknowledging that operators had been investing in roller brake testing, the TCs were pleased to note that this was improving brake performance at annual test. \u201cIn 2017\/18, there were almost 10,000 fewer failures for service brake performance at commercial [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2692,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[94,166,167,168,117,4,5,72,170,171,12,249,112,172,173,118,174,33,178,179,180,186,187,28,188,115,189,190,191,136,23,35,250],"class_list":["post-2691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-abs","tag-abs-faults","tag-abs-trailer-tester","tag-agri","tag-agricultural","tag-aide-automotive","tag-automotive-products","tag-bowmonk","tag-brake-check","tag-brake-lights","tag-brake-tester","tag-categoriesautomotive-tools-and-accessoriestags24-volt-battery-testing","tag-decelerometer","tag-diagnostic-tools","tag-ebs-abs-systems","tag-farming","tag-faulty-brakes","tag-haldex","tag-iso-7638","tag-isocheck","tag-knorr-bremse","tag-testatow","tag-tractors","tag-trailer","tag-trailer-brake-tester","tag-trailer-diagnostics","tag-trailer-ecu","tag-trailer-repairs","tag-trailer-reversing","tag-trailercheck","tag-truck","tag-wabco","tag-warning-light","entry","has-media"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.4 - 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