Daily walkaround checks that stand up to DVSA scrutiny
A 30-second guided walkaround on any phone — lights, tyres, fluids, leaks, damage — with photo evidence on any defect, an automatic manager alert when a check is signed off with concerns, and a date-stamped record that survives a DVSA spot check. Built for HGV, PSV, van and rental fleets that have to prove the work was done.
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What you get
Built around how UK fleets actually work
Custom checklist templates
Build the check that matches the vehicle. Cars don't need a tachograph check, HGVs do. Configure once per fleet, drivers see the right list.
Driver-friendly mobile flow
Tap through the checklist in 30 seconds. No app install — works on any browser. Drivers don't need IT support.
Defect photos with timestamps
When a defect is flagged, vehReports requires a photo. On sign-off, photos are watermarked with the registration, the person who ran the check and a timestamp — DVSA-grade evidence.
Manager alerts on concerns
Sign off a walkaround with a concerns or fail verdict and vehReports automatically notifies owners and managers by email or SMS, so issues get seen.
Activity log for compliance
Every check is logged with date, vehicle, driver and outcome. Export the log for DVSA inspections in one click.
Webhook on flagged checks
If you use the API, a verdict-flagged webhook fires when a walkaround is signed off with concerns — so your own maintenance or fleet systems can pick it up.
A skip-hire HGV operator passes a DVSA spot check with no defects raised
Before vehReports, walkarounds existed on paper triplicates filed in a binder in the depot office. When DVSA dropped in unannounced, finding the right week's sheets took an hour. With vehReports, the operator pulled the last 90 days of every driver's walkaround on a tablet in the depot — date, vehicle, driver, photos — and the examiner went away.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
DVSA requires a documented walkaround for HGVs and PSVs at the start of every shift. vehReports captures the date, driver, vehicle, checklist completion and any defects raised — exactly the evidence DVSA examiners look for. We don't claim it's compliance-as-a-service, but the records meet the standard.
Drivers can run the check in a browser on any phone, or in the vehReports iOS/Android app. The check is a guided flow and the record syncs to your account in real time.
The driver marks the defect and attaches a photo. When the walkaround is signed off with a concerns or fail verdict, owners and managers are notified automatically — by email or SMS, and via a verdict-flagged webhook if you use the API.
Yes. Build a checklist per vehicle type (car, van, HGV, PSV, minibus) or per use case (daily walkaround, weekly inspection, monthly safety inspection). Different fleets need different checks — vehReports is built around that.
No — vehicle health checks are free and unlimited on every vehReports account, paid or free-tier. Credits are only consumed by inspection reports and rental agreements. Run as many daily walkarounds as your DVSA compliance routine needs without touching your credit balance.
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