Built for Forklift & Plant Operators

Forklift & Plant Compliance, Done on a Phone

Power-source-aware pre-use checks, LOLER thorough-examination reminders, and compliance PDFs, for forklifts and off-road plant that never see a number plate. Added by hand, no DVLA lookup needed.

Plant Compliance Without the Paper Folder

The same daily-check, defect, and reminder workflow your road vehicles use, tuned for off-road plant and the HSE regime it sits under.

No DVLA

Add plant manually

No registration needed

Pre-use

Daily PUWER check

Built for the power source

LOLER

Examination reminders

Before the date is due

PDF

Compliance reports

With verification codes

Purpose-Built for Off-Road Plant

Add plant with no DVLA lookup

Forklifts and plant have no number plate. Add each machine by hand with an asset ID or fleet number, set its type, and you are ready, no registration required.

Power-source-aware checklist

Tell Autodue whether the truck is diesel, LPG, or electric, and the battery chemistry. The pre-use check adapts, showing battery and electrolyte items for electric trucks and fuel and exhaust items for engine trucks.

LOLER examination reminders

Record the last LOLER thorough-examination date once. Autodue tracks the due date (typically every 12 months) and reminds you before it lapses, the same way it tracks MOT and tax for road vehicles.

Daily pre-use checks

Operators run the pre-use check from their phone before they start the shift: forks, mast, hydraulics, brakes, steering, tyres, and the power-source items, with a photo required on any fail.

Defects & audit trail

A failed item becomes a tracked defect with a photo, a severity, and a manager alert. Every check is timestamped and attributed to the operator who carried it out.

Works offline, signed PDF

Warehouses and yards have bad signal. The whole check runs offline and syncs on reconnect, and every completed check produces a compliance PDF with a unique verification code.

PUWER pre-use

The daily forklift pre-use check

Before an operator starts the shift, they walk the machine on their phone. The shared items appear on every truck; the power-source column swaps to match a diesel, LPG, or electric truck.

The machine

Forks & heel wear
Load backrest
Mast & lift chains
Hydraulic hoses & rams
Tyres & wheels
Service & parking brake
Steering
Horn & warning beacon
Lights
Seat & seatbelt
Operator controls
Overhead guard
Data plate & capacity
Leaks under the machine

Power source (swaps to match the truck)

Engine oil & coolant (diesel / LPG)
Fuel or gas bottle & connections
Exhaust condition
Battery charge & connections (electric)
Electrolyte level (lead-acid)
Cell / pack condition (lithium-ion)
Charging lead & plug
HSE / LOLER

LOLER, tracked like an MOT

A forklift's lifting parts need a LOLER thorough examination by a competent person, typically every 12 months. The examination itself is done by your inspector; Autodue keeps the date so it never slips.

  • Record the last examination date once
  • Reminders before the due date, like MOT and tax
  • Examination status shown on the compliance PDF
Audit Ready

A compliance PDF for every machine

Every completed pre-use check produces a professional PDF: the machine, its power source, the check results with photos, the LOLER examination status, and a unique verification code. Hand it to an auditor, an insurer, or a client.

Labelled for plant, not a generic road check
Shows the LOLER examination status
Operator, date, and time on every check
Unique verification code for authenticity

Billed Exactly Like a Van

No premium pricing for plant. Forklifts use the same affordable plans as commercial vans, your first one is free, and personal cars stay unlimited and free.

Free
1 forklift + personal cars
£2.99
per month, 2 vehicles
£9.99
per month, 6 vehicles
£19.99
per month, 11 vehicles

Frequently Asked Questions

No. Forklifts and other off-road plant are not registered with the DVLA and have no number plate, so they are added manually. You give the machine an asset ID or fleet number and choose its type, and Autodue skips the DVLA lookup entirely. Everything else, pre-use checks, LOLER reminders, defects, and compliance PDFs, works exactly as it does for vans and HGVs.
They are two different things and Autodue handles both. The daily pre-use check is the visual check an operator carries out before using the truck (forks, mast, brakes, steering, tyres, and the power-source items), in line with PUWER. The LOLER thorough examination is a deeper inspection by a competent person, typically every 12 months, of the lifting parts of the truck. Autodue runs the daily pre-use check on the phone and tracks the LOLER examination date so you get reminded before it is due.
Yes. When you add the truck you set its power source (diesel, LPG, or electric) and, for electric, the battery chemistry. The pre-use checklist then adapts: electric trucks get battery charge, electrolyte, and charging-lead items, while diesel and LPG trucks get engine oil, coolant, fuel, and exhaust items. The shared items (forks, mast, brakes, steering, tyres) appear on every truck.
Yes. Any off-road plant that you add manually works the same way: a pre-use check, LOLER examination tracking, defects, and a compliance PDF. Forklifts are the most common, which is why the checklist is tuned for them, but the manual-add and LOLER tracking apply to plant generally.
Forklifts and plant are billed exactly like a van. Your first commercial vehicle is free with every feature included, and additional ones start at £2.99/month (Pro, 2 vehicles) up to £19.99/month (Max, 11 vehicles). Personal cars stay unlimited and free. No contracts, cancel anytime.
Yes, fully. The whole pre-use check runs with no signal: tick off items, record failures with photos, and complete the check. Autodue queues it on the phone and uploads it the instant the device is back online, keeping the real start and finish times. Only the first sign-in and a machine's first data load need a connection.

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