The lorry pulls up to the site gate at 06:45. The marshals have fourteen vehicles booked for the morning delivery window. The FORS compliance requirement means every vehicle gets a documented check before it enters. The check takes four minutes when it's structured. It takes twelve minutes when the marshal is asking the driver questions from memory and writing answers on a paper that will get wet in the rain.

This template is four minutes.

The FORS Compliance Fields

Member of FORS and FORS Number are the gateway fields. FORS (Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme) Bronze accreditation is a prerequisite for operating on most major London construction sites under current GLA requirements. A vehicle from a non-FORS operator doesn't enter regardless of what the rest of the checklist shows.

Driver Training Number and Driver Information Pack Issued document the operator's compliance with FORS training requirements. The Driver Information Pack — site rules, approved lorry routes, vulnerable road user protocols — must be issued and acknowledged before a driver proceeds onto a controlled construction site. The boolean flag captures that acknowledgment.

Above or Below 3.5 Tonne is the weight class classification that determines which mirror and camera requirements apply. Above 3.5T triggers the full Class IV/V/VI mirror and Fresno/Blind Spot Camera requirement under CLOCS (Construction Logistics and Community Safety) standards.

The Technical Safety Audit

The mirror fields — Class IV Mirror, Class V Mirror, Class VI Mirror — map to the specific mirror types required by regulation: Class IV (wide-angle), Class V (close-proximity), Class VI (front). Each is a separate check. Missing or obscured mirrors aren't flagged at the category level — they're flagged at the specific mirror type that's deficient, which matters when you're completing an incident report and need to specify exactly what was missing.

Fresno or Blind Spot Camera and Side Scan are the detection aids that address the specific vulnerability of HGV nearside blind zones at construction sites, where cyclists and pedestrians share narrowed routes with lorries. A vehicle without active blind spot detection on a site that has a CLOCS commitment is a non-compliance that gets the vehicle turned away.

Reversing Alarm Sounder, Reversing Lights, Brake Lights, Back Fog Lights, and Day Running Lights are the lighting audit. Each is a separate boolean — the check doesn't pass because most lights work. Every light on the list has to work.

External Warning Turning Left, Side Sign, and Back Warning Sign are the vulnerable road user awareness markings — the "Do Not Pass When Turning" signage that's now standard on CLOCS-compliant vehicles operating in urban construction environments.

The Driver Declaration

The two declaration checkboxes — I Have Carried Out A Check On The Above Vehicle and I Have Been Given The Site Rules, Approved Lorry Routes And I Understand Them — combined with Drivers Signature create the legally recognized acknowledgment record. Did Vehicle Pass Checks closes the assessment.

Photo documents the vehicle's physical state at the time of check — the timestamp and vehicle image that resolves any dispute about whether the vehicle entered the site with defects that were not present at check-in time.