Customise your walkaround checks
On top of the standard DVSA daily walkaround, you can switch on a ready-made ADR (dangerous goods) pack or build your own check items, then assign them to the vehicles that need them. The extra items appear in their own section, so the standard check stays easy to read. Here is how to set it up.
On the web
At autodue.co.uk, signed in as an Owner or Manager.
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Open Customise checks
In the main menu open Checks, then click "Customise checks" at the top of the walkaround checks page.
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Add the ADR pack, or start your own
Under the ready-made packs, click "Review & add" on the "ADR (dangerous goods)" pack to preview its items and untick anything you do not carry. Or click "Create a checklist" to build your own from scratch.
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Add and edit items
Open the checklist and use "Add item". Give each one a "Label" (for example, "Fire extinguisher in date"), an optional "Description", a "Severity", and tick "Require a photo when this item fails" if you want photo evidence on a failure.
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Assign the vehicles
In the checklist's "Assigned vehicles" section, click "Assign vehicles" and choose the vans or HGVs that should run it. Nothing reaches drivers until a vehicle is assigned.
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That is it
Drivers of those vehicles now see your extra items on their next daily walkaround, in their own section.
On the mobile app
In the Autodue app, signed in as an Owner or Manager.
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Open Customise checks
Tap the "More" tab, then under "Fleet" tap "Customise checks".
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Add the ADR pack, or start your own
Under "Ready-made packs", tap "Review & add" on the ADR pack to preview and add it. Or tap "New checklist" to build your own.
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Add and edit items
Open the checklist and tap "Add". Fill in "What the driver checks", an optional "Guidance" note, a "Severity", and the "Require a photo when it fails" toggle, then tap "Add item".
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Assign the vehicles
In the "Assigned vehicles" section tap "Assign" and pick the vans or HGVs that run this checklist.
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That is it
Drivers see the extra items on their next walkaround, grouped under their own heading (for example, "ADR").
What your drivers see
Your extra items never get mixed into the standard walkaround. They stay in their own section everywhere they appear:
- In the driver app, under their own heading (for example "ADR"), after the standard inside and outside checks.
- On the compliance PDF, under their own heading, separate from the standard walkaround a DVSA officer reviews.
- On the shareable roadside verification page, with the same sections.