Editor of Logbook.co.uk. Director of Gemini AMPM, a UK fire and security business, so the Fire Safety and Security guides here are written with first-hand. Writes plain-English guides to UK record-keeping rules. .
Fire Safety Logbooks
The LACORS 2008 guide is the de facto UK standard for HMO fire safety. Property categories, alarm grades, fire doors, escape routes — what councils inspect for HMO licensing.
Property Logbooks
What the MCS certificate proves about your UK solar installation — eligibility for the Smart Export Guarantee, warranty cover, value at sale, and what to do if you've lost it.
Construction Logbooks
A COSHH register is the master list of every hazardous substance in a UK workplace — each entry links to a Safety Data Sheet and a written risk assessment. Required for COSHH 2002 compliance.
Property Logbooks
A UK landlord's guide to EICR codes — C1 (immediate danger), C2 (potentially dangerous), C3 (improvement recommended), FI (further investigation). Legal timelines and remedial duties.
HGV & Transport Logbooks
A UK transport operator's guide to Driver CPC records — the 35-hour periodic training requirement, what to record per driver, and the DVSA audit checklist.
HGV & Transport Logbooks
A UK bus and coach driver's guide to PCV working time directive rules — D1/D category limits, 12-day international rule, breaks, and operator licence obligations.
HGV & Transport Logbooks
UK drivers' hours under EU 561/2006: 56-hour weekly cap, 90-hour two-week cap, 9-hour daily limit (10h twice weekly), and the rules DVSA actually enforces at roadside.
V5C & Vehicle Logbooks
DVLA reissues your V5C — with a fresh 11-digit document reference number — for 7 different reasons. The complete list, what changes each time, and the gap period explained.
V5C & Vehicle Logbooks
When you change address, DVLA issues a new V5C with a fresh document reference number. The old V5C is inactive — and the old number stops working for tax, SORN, and transfers.
V5C & Vehicle Logbooks
How to verify a UK Mazda service history — My Mazda app, SkyActiv engine intervals, MX-5 variants, MPS performance models, rotary engine evidence on older RX models.
V5C & Vehicle Logbooks
How to verify a UK Citroën service history — Stellantis records, hydropneumatic suspension on older models, GT/GTI variants, HDi cambelt service.
V5C & Vehicle Logbooks
How to verify a UK Peugeot service history — Stellantis records, GT/GTi performance variants, PureTech 3-cylinder concerns, HDi diesel cambelt evidence.