aide automotive has issued the following guidance for workshops regarding HGV Truck battery maintenance during the pandemic. Batteries have come under increased scrutiny in recent times, the firm says, either because vehicles have been parked up for periods of time or because breakdowns are not an option. “The problems experienced by transport workshops in the [&hellip

aide automotive explains why its portable Bowmonk BrakeCheck solution is a viable alternative to roller brake testers when carrying out a non-MOT brake test. Regular brake tests are currently being requested by the DVSA on all commercial vehicles of 7.5 tonne and over, as part of an interim safety inspection. At the absolute minimum, the [&hellip

Bowmonk Printer Paper Purchase Printer Rolls Via eBay aide automotive have now added BrakeCheck Printer Rolls to our eBay listings to help with out of hours purchase requirements. Our listing description is as per the below text. Bowmonk BrakeCheck Paper Rolls for All Printers. Supplied in Packs of 10, these Printer Paper Rolls are Thermal [&hellip

aide Promote Brake Diagnostics Through The Truck & Bus Email Focus. The Truck & Bus Email Focus edition for Brake Diagnostics featured aide automotive in March. With an email circulation of over 12,000, The Focus is an ideal product promotion vehicle to the commercial vehicle sector. DVSA accept the use of an approved and calibrated [&hellip

Decelerometer BrakeCheck For Sale Sorry This Item Has Now Been Sold!! aide automotive are able to offer a great deal on a 2nd hand BrakeCheck Series 1 and printer, all the necessary chargers & spare paper rolls. The RRP of this kit is £567.00 but this kit is available for just £375.00 + vat! The [&hellip

Commercial Vehicle Repairs Customer Wls credit aide automotive White Line Services Use TrailerCheck to Offer Trailer Servicing Wls Fleet Support provides mobile service and repair to the transport industry. With over 20 years experience and a IRTEC licence holder IR0709122003. Wls Fleet Support also invested in the aide automotive trailer electrical tester TrailerCheck & diagnostics [&hellip

Vehicle Computer On Forklifts Trucks In Vehicle Computer Used By Allied Glass Allied Glass is a supplier of luxury glass packaging, creating beautiful and ground-breaking containers for a raft of international brands. Storing most of its stock in a Leeds warehouse, the products are moved by forklift truck. The loading of each product onto a forklift truck [&hellip

Petrol In Diesel Engine Prevention Product For Cars & Vans Now Marketed At aide automotive ltd It’s estimated that at least 150,000 drivers put the wrong fuel in their car each year, one every three and a half minutes! Diesel Head is easily and securely fitted to your fuel tank inlet, you will never accidentally mis [&hellip

Decelerometer Praise By Irish Bus Company Decelerometer ‘s have moved on significantly from the old mechanical brake testers such as Tapley Brake Meters. Being electronic there is a much higher accuracy and additional information such as average deceleration, a left/right pull measurement, speed at braking and stopping distance. All tests are time and date stamped. [&hellip

Following the purchase of a TrailerCheck Trailer Tester By Wycombe based trailer inspection and repair company Whiteline Services, Owner Daniel Bryant has filmed the 24 volt trailer light tester in operation. Daniel says “Working within a truck dealership for many years, i saw the need to to offer an on site inspection and trailer repair service. [&hellip

Truck Brake Test Earlier this year the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) published a revised version of its Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness. Although the guidance advises that a ‘calibrated roller truck brake tester‘ (RBT) is used on each safety inspection, the DVSA also accept the use of an approved and calibrated decelerometer like the [&hellip

Keep Commercial Vehicles Roadworthy – Truck Brake Test Poor Truck Maintenance A False Economy Figures released by VOSA may show a rise in HGV annual test pass rates, but far too many of the lorries and commercial vans in operation in Britain today are below the general roadworthiness expected by VOSA. That’s the view of [&hellip

The Old Mechanical Brake Tester, Tapley brake meter Now Retired As DVSA Say A Print Out Required For almost 100 years Tapley brake meters have been the market leading portable brake testing equipment. During this time the Tapley meter has been the most recognised international standard decelerometer, and trusted by many leading government authorities around the world [&hellip

Important Update on Brake Efficiency Testing for Commercial Vehicles!! As this is a guide from DVSA and The Department of Transport, the operator can take the decision to carry out brake tests using roller brake tests or a decelerometer like BrakeCheck. Extract –  “Therefore it is normally expected that the vehicle or trailer should complete at [&hellip

Bulk Freight Midlands Invest in Light Diagnostics Trailer Tester.   Since it’s formation in 1987, Bulkfreight (Midlands) Ltd has maintained it’s ethos of putting the customers requirements first. Operating a fleet of over 100 articulated vehicles, which are changed every three years. This ensures we operate a “Green Fleet” that meets the current exhaust emission regulations. [&hellip

Brake Testing & Servicing Products Transport Operators Email Focus On Brakes See’s aide automotive Have 3 Adverts! Transport Operator’s annual Brake Testing feature in Truck & Bus Product Focus went out on 6th Of March this year. With three Brake Testing Product adverts added by aide automotive, the email focus is am ideal marketing platform [&hellip

aide automotive are please to announce the Code Talk Trailer Diagnostics Interface to now cover Wabco TEBS E.   Code Talk is a hand held trailer diagnostics manual for trailer repairers of older ABS systems or the latest EBS systems. The diagnostics hand set will communicate with a trailer’s ECU, reading and clearing ABS/EBS fault [&hellip