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DVSA Recommend 4 Brake Tests Per Year!!

Document :Guide to maintaining road worthiness
Commercial goods and passenger carrying vehicles (Revised 2014)

Section 5: Safety inspection and repair facilities

Extract –
“Therefore it is normally expected that the vehicle or trailer should complete at least three successful brake efficiency tests spread throughout year in addition to the annual MOT test.”

BrakeCheck is a portable brake tester that works from the principle of measuring deceleration or Brake Efficiency, BrakeCheck has been proved to be a good indication of brake performance and cost effective for any workshop. Over 15,000 BrakeCheck’s have been purchased since it’s introduction in January 2003, and is now a standard tool for any vehicle workshop.

In addition to BrakeCheck Standard which is marketed towards Car, Van Truck and Bus / Coaches, BrakeCheck For Truck &Trailers is ideal for trailer operating companies.

aide automotive also recommend the use of an Infra Red Thermometer to check individual wheels via temperature. This in conjunction with a decelerometer print out would be the perfect 3 times a year brake test for any commercial vehicle.

To discuss how BrakeCheck or the Brake Testing Equipment works or to review pricing please call us on 0115 8456471.

Brake Tester Using Brake Efficiency to Report On Truck Brakes

Anti Fuel Theft Order Secures Truck Diesel.

A leading privately owned multi-service transport organisations in the UK has just secured their diesel fuel tanks with TP Anti Syph.

With more than 400 employees – and counting ­– as well as over 200 vehicles, this prominent transport company offer a wide range of delivery and warehousing solutions to many satisfied customers.

After a recent fuel theft the transport manager reviewed options on fuel security and prevention. Locating aide automotive via a web search the company reviewed the Anti Fuel Theft product range concluding with an order for 16 Truck devices and 3 Sprinter Anti Siphons.

A company spokeman commented ” Following being a target of Fuel Thefts, we looked how best to secure our fuel at an economical rate. Following my contact with aide automotive and email confirmation of product information, I was happy to proceed with an order and would happy to recommend to others.”

Anti Siphoning products can be fitted to all types of tank: bayonet, screw type & bus /coach.

Truck Manufacturers include, Volvo, MAN, DAF, Iveco, Scania, Renault, Foden, Hino & Mercedes.

Anti Siphon Products are simple to fit, taking no more than a few minutes, with no drilling or gluing to a fuel tank.

Contact aide automotive to review Fuel Theft Prevention Anti Siphons for a Truck Fleet. Call 0115 8456471 or email, click on Fuel Theft Prevention.

TP Anti-Syph, Fuel Theft Device

Fuel Theft Alarm

Following some excellent customer feedback on the TankGuard Fuel Theft Alarm, aide automotive are offering an excellent May & June 2014 offer!

If someone tries to steal your fuel by siphoning, NO WAY! The siphon will stop any quick attempt via a pipe and pump, then if another route like the sender unit is attempted then the alarm will sound. A Belt & Braces approach to Fuel Security.

The Tank Guard Fuel Theft Alarm will automatically arm after the ignition has been switched off for sixty seconds.

Tank Guard Fuel Theft Alarm has a sophisticated sensor fitted externally in a discreet location on the outside of the fuel tank. If thieves attempt to remove the locked cap, or jemmy out the sender unit or in any way attack the tank then the Tank Guard alarm will be activated. This will result in a 114 decibel siren giving a deafening warning to drive the thieves away.

Contact aide automotive for a fleet quote or if you have questions about Fuel Theft Alarm.

Stop Fuel Theft With A Anti Siphon

Petrol In Diesel – Wrong Fuelling Costs Millions Per Year

Solo Diesel is a solution to protect your diesel vehicle from being Wrong Fuelled with petrol. Research has suggested that 150,000 plus drivers mis fuel per year in UK – 1 every 3.5 mins!

Mis fuelling is a common problem for lots of different organisations. Putting petrol in a diesel car has been a problem for the Suffolk Police Force, with over £10,000 worth of damage being caused as a consequence over the past 5 years.

“Unfortunately, even police officers and staff are prone to making mistakes such as this and it is down to human error,” said a Suffolk police spokeswoman.

Mis fuelling can cost the unfortunate victim anything in the region of £200 to over £3000, depending on how much damage is done to your vehicle. The worst case scenario is that the entire fuel system needs replacing.

Contact aide automotive by clicking on Petrol In Diesel.

Solo Diesel The Mis fuelling Device From Petrol In Diesel

IRU’s Guidance to Prevent Transport Fuel Theft

TP Anti-Syph, Fuel Theft Device

Protect From Truck Fuel Theft

As Thieves Steal Fuel From Lorries Parked in Rotherham

Lorry drivers in South Yorkshire are being urged to be on their guard against thieves stealing fuel.

Diesel worth more than £1,000 was stolen from lorries parked at an industrial estate on Meadow Way, Swinton, Rotherham, while drivers slept overnight on Sunday into Monday.

Another lorry, parked at Kilnhurst Road, Rawmarsh, was also targeted between 6pm on Sunday and 3.25am on Monday.

Police said the driver of that lorry heard a noise at the back of his vehicle and climbed out of the cab to find a siphoning hose near the tank.

Protecting Truck Fuel Tanks can be as simple as fitting an Anti Siphon Device, anti siphon devices are simple to fit, taking no more than a few minutes, with no drilling or gluing to a fuel tank.

TP Anti Syph can be fitted to all types of tank: bayonet, screw type & bus /coach.

Truck Manufacturers include, Volvo, MAN, DAF, Iveco, Scania, Renault, Foden, Hino & Mercedes.

Also contact aide automotive to discuss Fuel Protection with Anti Siphon Devices or Tank Fuel Theft Alarms.

Click on Truck Diesel Theft to enquire via email.

Call 0115 8456471 to talk to aide automotive now!

aide automotive market products to prevent vehicle fuel theft.

A bus driver steels thousands of pounds of Fuel from Bakers Dolphin over a three-year period.

The accused was fired by the Weston-based coach firm after 38 years service once the theft was discovered in April.

Michael Collins, prosecuting, told magistrates at North Somerset Courthouse on Monday that the bus driver had prompted suspicion by turning up to work regularly 30 minutes before he was due to start at 5.30am.

He would fill jerry cans with diesel before driving them back in his bus to his home in Highbridge. Having dropped them off, he would then start working and his criminal activity was not spotted because the early start meant he was never late.

He was caught after the firm installed extra CCTV cameras to his vehicle and checked vehicle logging records.

Upon arrest, he admitted taking an estimated £9,000 worth of diesel.

To reduce Fuel Theft Contact aide automotive Limited on 0115 845 6471 or email: info@aideautomotive.com

aide automotive are pleased to release a new Fuel Prevention Product For the Commercial Vehicle market, Fuel Theft Prevention Camera

Companies who have fitted or made an enquiry about our range of anti siphon devices have show concern of tank attacks, although our research has no evidence of tank attacks once the diesel thief is confronted with an anti siphon, a Fuel Theft Camera could well be the option to rest concerns.

A waterproof camera designed for the view of the Truck Diesel Fuel Tank, a motion sensor will activate the camera when someone is moving around the tank.

With GPS and real time recording, a detailed report of attempted or actual fuel theft will be video recorded for evidence.

Sale Director Matt Burke Said “We know that fuel theft is ongoing, adding a camera to our product range now covers many areas of prevention of commercial vehicle fuel theft. We say Stop Fuel Theft Now.”

Click read more about Fuel Theft Prevention Camera

Anti Fuel Theft Camera for Truck Diesel Tanks

Hounslow has been reported as the worst London borough for Fuel Theft from vehicles.

This information is based on figures obtained from the Metropolitan Police.

The West London borough had a total of 175 reports between 2009 and 2012, but only five prosecutions.

Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark and Merton also emerge in the top five boroughs for Fuel Theft.

The Met said the majority of thefts were from commercial haulage vehicles which were prominent in Hounslow.

It said the area served both Heathrow Airport and Central London and advised that parking goods vehicles in areas with good lighting and CCTV was the most effective way of reducing opportunities for thieves to syphon diesel.

Contact aide automotive to enquire about Fuel Prevention. Call us on 0115 845 6471 or email: info@aideautomotive.com.

Stop Fuel Theft WIth a Low Cost Anti Siphon Device

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Nearly a quarter of motor breakdown policies do not cover misfuelling, according to new research by financial research company Defaqto.

The analysis of 288 policies showed that 23 per cent exclude cover if you fill your car up with the wrong fuel.

According to the AA, more than 100,000 motorists put the wrong fuel in their car every year.

Meanwhile, it was found that 14 per cent of motor breakdown policies do not provide cover if you run out of fuel.

Mike Powell, Insight Analyst for General Insurance at Defaqto, said: “Drivers putting the wrong fuel into a vehicle not only face a huge repair bill but may also find that their breakdown policy doesn’t provide cover for their vehicle to be towed to a garage.

“Even those motor breakdown policies that do cover such an eventuality will tend to find that the extent of the coverage is limited to towing the car to a garage or to their destination.”

 

Solo Diesel is a Mis Fuelling prevention Device, this product stops wrong fuelling.

Contact aide automotive on 0115 8456471 or go to www.petrol-in-diesel.com if you do not want to risk a Mis Fuel.

Solo Diesel Mis Fuelling Protection