Two-Post Vehicle Lifts
Examination of symmetric and asymmetric two-post lifts used for general workshop and service-bay work.
MOT Bay & Workshop Lifting Compliance
Garage & Vehicle Lift Inspections in London
Independent statutory examination of garage and vehicle-handling lifts — two-post and four-post vehicle lifts, scissor-platform car lifts and underground car-park stackers — in MOT bays, dealership workshops and multi-storey car parks across London. The report, with photographs, comes the same day, and we remind you before the next one is due.
26+ Years Hands-On Engineering Experience
Independent of Maintenance Contracts
7 Days a Week, 6am to 6pm
Same-Day Reports, With Photos
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Written and reviewed by Mark Crowley, Director, Integrity Lift Compliance Ltd — 26+ years of hands-on lifting equipment engineering. NHS estates, commercial property and industrial lifting compliance.
Engineering Approach
What our garage & vehicle lift inspection programme delivers
Independent, defensible statutory examination by an engineer with deep hands-on plant experience.
- Statutory LOLER thorough examination of two-post, four-post and scissor vehicle lifts
- Six-monthly, as HSE recommends for vehicle lifts because people work beneath them — LOLER's own default is twelve
- Coverage for MOT test bays, dealership workshops and multi-storey car-park stackers
- Independent of the lift manufacturer and your servicing contractor — no conflict of interest
- Written Report of Thorough Examination identifying any defect and remedial timescale
- Scheduled around workshop downtime to minimise disruption to MOT and service bookings
What a vehicle lift inspection covers
Technicians work underneath a raised vehicle, so the examination covers everything that holds it up and everything that stops it coming down unexpectedly:
- Anchoring and structure: columns, base plates, floor anchors and welds
- Arms, pads and locks: lifting arms, pads and the arm restraints that stop them swinging out
- Drive: lifting screws and nuts with their safety nuts, cables and pulleys, or hydraulics
- Mechanical locks: the safety latches that hold the lift if the drive fails
- Synchronisation: that both columns or all four corners rise together
- Controls: hold-to-run controls, emergency stop and isolation
- Limits: top and bottom limits and any descent protection
- Marking: rated capacity and warning signs
Worn lifting nuts, arm restraints and mechanical safety locks are where vehicle lifts most often fail.
Six months, as HSE recommends
HSE's motor vehicle repair guidance recommends a thorough examination of vehicle lifts every six months, because people work beneath the raised vehicle. LOLER 1998 Regulation 9 on its own sets at least every twelve months for equipment that lifts goods rather than people, so a twelve-month cycle meets the letter of the regulation but falls short of what HSE recommends. A written scheme of examination can set the six-month interval formally.
How often do LOLER inspections need doing?What you get after the inspection
A Report of Thorough Examination with everything LOLER Schedule 1 requires — including the vehicle lift identified, the date examined, its safe working load, any defect with what must be done and by when, and the date the next examination is due — with each defect graded by severity. On top of that:
- Same-day report: issued digitally on the day of the inspection, not weeks later
- Photographs: of what was inspected and of any defect, in every report as standard
- Records and reminders: we keep the record on file and remind you before the next one falls due
If anything is not safe to use, you are told in writing before we leave. Because we sell no repairs, a defect on the report is never a quotation in disguise.
Assets We Examine
Asset classes covered under our garage & vehicle lift inspection programme.
Four-Post Vehicle Lifts
Statutory examination of drive-on four-post ramps used for wheel alignment, servicing and long-term storage.
Scissor-Platform Car Lifts
Examination of low-profile scissor lifts used in MOT test bays and tyre-fitting workshops.
Underground Car-Park Stackers
Thorough examination of multi-level parking stacker and dependent-space lift systems.
Trusted by Critical Estates
Independent. Defensible. Genuinely Endorsed.
SAFed-aligned defect classification, and the endorsement below is a genuine NHS Trust quote — not stock marketing copy.
NHS
NHS
Critical estate passenger lift compliance experience
SK
Skanska
Construction & engineering compliance support
A·B·C
SAFed-Aligned Defect Grading
Defects graded A, B or C to the published SAFed severity scale — a grading standard we follow, not a membership we hold
DBS
Enhanced DBS
Director Mark Crowley holds an enhanced DBS check
NHS Trust Endorsement
“Exceptional response times and thorough documentation. Managing compliance across multiple critical medical estates is complex, but their team makes statutory lift auditing seamless.”
Phillip Nai
Critical Healthcare Estates Manager
Barts Health NHS Trust
Areas We Cover
Independent garage and vehicle lift inspections across London.
Common Questions
Vehicle Lift Inspection FAQs
How often does a vehicle lift need a LOLER thorough examination?
HSE recommends every six months, because technicians work beneath the raised vehicle. A vehicle lift lifts goods rather than people, so LOLER's own default is at least every twelve months, but HSE's motor vehicle repair guidance recommends six, and a written scheme of examination can make that interval formal.
Is a vehicle lift service the same as the LOLER examination?
No. A service keeps the lift working. The LOLER thorough examination is a separate legal check that it is safe to keep using, and is best done by someone independent of the servicing company.
What does a vehicle lift examination check?
Structure and anchoring, arms, pads and locks, lifting screws, nuts or hydraulics, cables and pulleys, mechanical safety locks, controls and any overload or descent protection.
Can you inspect our lifts without losing MOT bookings?
Yes. We examine bays one at a time, around your booking diary, and issue the report the same day.
Do jacks and jacking beams need examining?
Yes. Transmission jacks, jacking beams and other workshop lifting equipment used at work are lifting equipment too, normally on a twelve-month cycle, and can be done on the same visit.
What happens if a lift fails?
If it is unsafe it is taken out of use and you are told in writing before we leave. Other defects go on the report with a date for repair. We sell no lifts or repairs.
How soon do I get the report?
The same day, with photographs.
Request a Survey
Tell us what needs inspecting and where. We'll reply within one business hour.
Already have an asset list or examination schedule? Email it to info@integrityliftcompliance.co.uk and we'll come back with a survey plan rather than ask you to retype it.
Survey Request Form
Further reading on garage & vehicle lift inspections
How Often Are LOLER Inspections Required?
Six months for equipment that lifts people and for lifting accessories, twelve months for everything else, or in line with a written examination scheme drawn up by a competent person. That is the whole rule. What catches duty-holders out is rarely the interval itself — it is when the clock starts, what resets it, and the examinations that fall outside the cycle altogether.
What Is a LOLER Inspection?
A LOLER inspection — properly a thorough examination — is a systematic engineering assessment of lifting equipment by a competent person, to establish whether it is safe to remain in service. It is not a visual walk-round and it is not a service visit. This is what one actually involves.
Who Can Carry Out LOLER Inspections?
A competent person: someone with the practical and theoretical knowledge to find defects in that class of equipment and judge how much they matter, and who is independent enough to say so. LOLER names no qualification, no register and no licence, which puts the burden of judging competence on the duty-holder appointing them.
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