Safety Updates

The safety updates area provides the roadside and recovery sector with relevant information that may affect safety in the working environment. It will use information provided to us through many sources as well as near-miss data.

An example of this is the Highways England (now Nationl Highways) film, for recovering vehicles on a smart motorway, a collaboration between NH and the IVR.

DVSA Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness 2025 Update

The DVSA have released a new version of its Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness (Apr 2025)It is essential reading for transport managers and drivers of lorries and buses and includes best practice advice on a range of items to keep vehicles safe on the road.Tyre management and what to look for… read more >

Recovery Operators: Working with Electric Vehicles

The information in this guidance provides a reference for professionals involved in the roadside recovery of all types of electric vehicles (EVs), to better understand the hazards associated with these vehicles and the expectations on themselves and others. This… read more >

Running a Vehicle Recovery Operator Business: Driver and Vehicle Safety Rules

This guide addresses some basic questions to help recovery vehicle operators and drivers.It’s intended only to offer general help and is not a legal document. For full details of the law in respect of each aspect covered by the guide, you need to refer to the relevant legislation or get legal… read more >

Operating Safely

Unpropped/Unsupported Bodies All operators should be fully aware of staying away from unpropped or unsupported recovery bodies, this is especially true with auto-tilt slidebed recovery trucks.Only when the bed has been slid back to such a point that the tailboard is resting on the floor and… read more >

Guidance for roadside rescue and recovery operators on Orders issued under Section 44 of the Road Traffic Act to fit and use rear-facing red flashing lamps on breakdown vehicles

The guidance below was issued by the Department for Transport on 2nd October 2023. Guidance for roadside rescue and recovery operators on Orders issued under Section 44 of the Road Traffic Act to fit and use rear-facing red flashing lamps on breakdown vehicles. Guidance for roadside rescue and… read more >

PROSE Bulletin - Seatbelts

PROSE's first safety bulletin goes back to basics with a reminder to wear your seat belt. Ian Greenman, Chair of Professional Recovery Operator Safety Executive (PROSE)‘As Chair of Professional Recovery Operators Safety Executive. I take safety extremely seriously. In light of the ongoing… read more >

DVSA Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness 2023 Update

The DVSA have released a new version of its Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness.It is essential reading for transport managers and drivers of lorries and buses and includes best practice advice on a range of items to keep vehicles safe on the road.Tyre management and what to look for on… read more >

EV/Hybrid Recovery Protocol vsn 4

Nov 22- The latest IVR EV/Hybrid Recovery Protocol for technicians when attending to electric or hybrid vehicles in breakdown or road traffic collision scenariosVersion 4 of the protocol includes information for those who are considering use of a vehicle fire blanket.The protocol is supported… read more >

EV/Hybrid Safety Rules - 2022

© IVR (UK) LtdIVR EV/hybrid Safety Rules have been launched as a reminder to technicians of how to work as safely as possible when recovering EV/hybrid vehicles on the UK road network. These rules also act as a constant reminder of a roadside technician's IVR VR27 EV/… read more >