Direct Vision Standard DVS 2024
Direct Vision Standard and HGV Safety Permit Scheme 2024
The Direct Vision Standard (DVS) and HGV safety permit scheme for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) requires operators of lorries over 12 tonnes gross vehicle weight to obtain a safety permit before entering and operating in most of Greater London. Otherwise, you may receive a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN).
Why do I need an HGV safety permit?
The Direct Vision Standard and HGV Safety Permit Scheme are part of the Mayor of London's Vision Zero plan to eliminate all deaths and serious injuries on London's transport network by 2041.
The DVS measures how much an HGV driver can see directly through their cab windows. This is expressed as a star rating from zero (limited) to five (good) direct vision, indicating the level of risk to vulnerable road users, such as people walking and cycling.
Direct Vision Standard requirements in London are changing. To improve the safety of all road users, heavy goods vehicles over 12 tonnes will need to have a three- star rating or fit the Progressive Safe System to operate in Greater London, from 28 October 2024.
Find out more about the DVS star ratings and the Progressive Safe System and prepare today. Our consultation report provides more details about why we have introduced the Progressive Safe System.
Preparing for 28 October 2024
If you hold an existing HGV safety permit for a zero, one or two star rated HGV, it will expire at midnight on 27 October 2024. Your zero one or two star rated vehicle must have the Progressive Safe System fitted to operate in London from 28 October 2024.
Progressive Safe System
HGVs rated below three stars will need to install the Progressive Safe System, from 28 October 2024. You can find full details of the Progressive Safe System in our DVS Operator's guidance. A summary of the seven requirements that make up the Progressive Safe System is set out below. Blind Spot and Moving Off Information Systems that are retrofitted to your vehicle must meet the performance requirements in our PSS technical specifications, and not UN regulations directly.
Progressive Safe System summary
Requirement 1
A Camera Monitoring System (CMS) must be fitted to the nearside of the vehicle, to eliminate the remaining blind spot at the nearside. A CMS can also be used as an alternative to fitting Class V and VI mirrors.
Our guidance states that an additional CMS does not need to be fitted where one already exists in the vehicle, or where the vehicle meets the standards set out in UNECE Regulations 151 and 159. This will apply where the same safety benefits are achieved, and may include a CMS fitted to replace mirrors, or as part of a Blind Spot Information System.
We recommend that installers consider where to install cameras based on the size of blind spot that needs to be covered and to avoid causing an external projection that may come into contact with someone adjacent to the vehicle. In many cases, a mounting height above two metres may be appropriate but installers should consider the context of the specific vehicle.
Requirement 2
Class V and VI mirrors, or a CMS that replaces the mirrors, or a combination of both, must be fitted to the front and nearside of the vehicle.
Requirement 3
A Blind Spot Information System must ensure full coverage down the nearside of rigid vehicles to detect vulnerable road users. They must not activate in relation to roadside furniture or stationary vehicles. This aims to prevent left turn collisions.
Requirement 4
A Moving Off Information System (MOIS) must be fitted to the front of a vehicle to warn the driver of the presence of a vulnerable road user and prevent collisions at the front blind spot zone when a vehicle moves off from rest.
Requirement 5
Side under- run protection must be fitted to both sides of the vehicle, except where this would not be practicable.
Requirement 6
Audible warnings must be fitted to provide an adequate warning to vulnerable road users when a vehicle is turning left, or right for left-hand drive vehicles. This makes sure that all vehicles can warn of an intended manoeuvre.
Requirement 7
External warning signage must be displayed on vehicles to provide clear visual warning of the hazards around the vehicle. Our operator's guidance sets out that this must be clearly legible.
We recommend larger (at least A3) size signs where possible, recognising that may not be possible for all vehicle designs. Operators where larger signage is not practical should do what works best for their vehicle, while making sure that signage used is clear and legible.
Enforcement and penalties
If you drive a HGV within most of Greater London without a valid permit, you may receive a penalty charge (PCN) of up to £550 (reduced to £275 if paid within 14 days).
DVS-COMPLIANT SAFE SYSTEM KITS
Comply with TfL's Direct Vision Standard and manoeuvre safely through Greater London by installing DVS Safe Systems in your fleet.
We are a leading provider of DVS kits for HGV fleets, including the new Progressive Safe System for the new 2024 DVS legislation, helping fleets comply with TfL's Direct Vision Standard and the new DVS 2024 legislation coming in October 2024, as well as boosting safety for HGV drivers and other road users.
With a camera monitoring system, side and front sensor detection system, audible warnings and more, our DVS safe system kits give your fleet full protection against potential hazards and obstructions while driving through Greater London, while ensuring your vehicles are fully compliant with the Direct Vision Standard helping you to avoid fines of up to £550 per day.
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Top notch climate adaptation :Video & radar solution Excellent detection performance in rainy and foggy weather in the UK.
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