Vehicle Workshop Job Card
Keep one piece of paper with the car from booking in to handing back, so the invoice is built from what was actually done rather than from memory.
GV-26 2 pages
Garage and vehicle workshop · GV-23
Vehicle Road Test Sheet
A free printable road test sheet — route, mileage, trade plate, what was checked on the drive, what was heard or felt, and whether the car goes back to the ramp.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
Print it and write on it
Fill it in type and save
The fillable versions have real form fields — open them in any PDF reader, type into them and save. Printing help.
What this sheet is for
Turn 'took it round the block, seemed fine' into a record of what was actually tried, on what road, by whom — before the car goes back to its owner.
Who it is for
Technicians, workshop controllers and MOT testers who road test before or after work, and independent garages that want the drive on paper.
How to use it
- Record the mileage out, the trade plate and why the car is being driven.
- Write the route and conditions — a noise on a rough lane is not a noise on the bypass.
- Tick each item tried as OK or fault, and describe what was noticed and when.
- Record the outcome: back to the customer, or back to the ramp for what.
- Sign it and note the time and mileage back in.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: The drive after the work, or before the diagnosis — what was checked on the road, what was heard or felt, and whether the car goes back to the ramp or back to the customer.
Your procedure, your route. What the tester found, not what the test demands — how far to drive and what counts as acceptable come from your workshop's procedure and the maker's data, so write the route in.
Write-on lines: Reg · Make / model · Job card no. · Date · Tested by · Trade plate no. · Mileage out · Mileage in · Reason for test · Route / roads · Weather / surface
On the road — tick what was tried; write what was heard, felt or seen beside it
- Starts, idles and pulls away cleanly
- Clutch bite, slip and judder
- Gear change, every gear and reverse
- Steering pull, play and self-centring
- Brakes: pull, judder, noise, pedal feel
- Handbrake holds on a slope
- Suspension knocks and rattles over bumps
- Noise or vibration under load and on overrun
- Warning lights and gauges
- Heater, air con and demist
- Cruise control and driver assistance
- Customer's original complaint reproduced?
Write-on lines: Result · Back to ramp for · Customer told? · Tester signed · Checked by · Time back
Questions
Why is the checklist so general?
Because what needs trying depends on the job and on your workshop's own road-test procedure. The list covers the areas a drive can reveal; the ruled space beside each item is where the detail for this car and this repair goes.
Is there a pass or fail?
No. The outcome is what you decide from what you found — the sheet has a result field and a 'back to ramp for' field, and no printed threshold for either.
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