Daily Driver Walkaround Check Sheet
The first-use-of-day check every van and company car driver should complete before setting off. Covers the DVSA walkaround points in plain English.
Running a handful of vans or a full company car fleet in Epsom? These are the forms we use and recommend every day at D&M Coachworks. Print them, put them in the cab and you have a proper paper trail for daily walkaround checks, defects, tyres, MOT dates, licence checks and accidents. Every template downloads as a ready to print A4 PDF branded to us.
Each one downloads instantly as an A4 PDF branded to D&M Coachworks, with space for registrations, mileage, defects and signatures. Use them as they are, or ring us and we will add your own company name.
The first-use-of-day check every van and company car driver should complete before setting off. Covers the DVSA walkaround points in plain English.
A deeper weekly inspection for supervisors and workshop staff, including brakes, suspension, fluids, tyres and bodywork condition.
A one-page driver defect report so faults are recorded, reported and signed off properly rather than passed on by word of mouth.
Track tread depth across the fleet month by month so you replace tyres before they become an MOT failure or a roadside fine.
One sheet showing every vehicle's MOT, service, tax and insurance renewal dates so nothing slips through the net.
Record licence checks, endorsements, eyesight declarations and business insurance so your duty of care evidence is in one place.
Protect yourself when a pool car, van or courtesy car changes hands. Records mileage, fuel, damage and equipment at handover and return.
Everything a driver needs to capture at the roadside, from third party details to witness contacts, so the claim runs smoothly.
A daily walkaround sheet, a defect report and an accident report form in each glovebox means your drivers never have to hunt for paperwork at the worst possible moment.
The check should happen before the first journey of the day, not at the end. Anything marked as a fail comes off the road until it is signed back on.
A defect report is only worth having if the rectification section is completed and signed. That is the evidence that proves you acted.
DVSA guidance is to hold walkaround and defect records for at least 15 months. Scan them into a shared folder each month so nothing gets lost in a van door pocket.
D&M Coachworks looks after car and light van fleets across Epsom and the wider Surrey area. We handle insurance and private work, keep you updated while the vehicle is with us, and provide courtesy vehicles where we can.
If a vehicle is off the road you are losing money, so we prioritise fleet work. One phone number, one point of contact, no runaround.
Our free D&M Coachworks Crash App walks a driver through the roadside step by step, captures photos and third party details, and finds the cheapest fuel and nearest EV charging points nearby. It installs straight to the home screen, no app store needed.
Get the Epsom Crash AppYes. Every form, checklist and template on this page is free to download, print and use in your own business. There is no sign up and no email capture, just our Epsom contact details in the footer of each sheet.
DVSA guidance is to keep daily walkaround check records and any defect reports for at least 15 months, including the record of the repair carried out. Store them somewhere you can produce them quickly if you are inspected.
We can. Ring D&M Coachworks on 020 8393 0550 and we will produce a version with your own branding and any extra check items your operation needs, free of charge for fleets we look after.
Yes. D&M Coachworks repairs car and light van fleets across Epsom and Surrey, with insurance work managed for you, courtesy vehicles where available and priority booking so vehicles spend less time off the road.
Crash help, your local repairer, the cheapest fuel nearby and EV charging points, all in one tap.