Work Related Road Risk

Freight safety is a pressing issue. Trucks and vans are more likely to be involved in fatal or serious injury incidents with pedestrians and cyclists than other vehicles. We believe that more can be done to prevent this.

We are putting road danger reduction at the heart of everything we do. If you operate trucks or vans in our supply chain you will need to meet higher road safety standards. These are known as WRRR requirements.

Since 1 January 2017, we have been turning vehicles away from our sites if they do not meet these standards.

How to comply with WRRR

Safer operations

Be accredited with FORS (or an approved alternative scheme*)

For contracts advertised after 1 April 2024

• where the value is up to £1M,  the minimum requirement is FORS Silver
• where the value exceeds £1M, the tier one supplier is expected to achieve FORS Gold and ensure the minimum requirement of FORS Silver is set for sub-contractors

For contracts advertised after 1 November 2018 and up to 1 April 2024, the minimum requirement is FORS Silver

For contracts advertised prior to 1 November 2018, the minimum requirement is FORS Bronze

Approved alternative schemes include:

• Mission Zero + WRRR Module
• DVSA Earned Recognition + TfL Module

Safer drivers

Drivers are to receive training consistent with the FORS Silver standard.

• Safe Urban Driving/ Van Smart (or approved alternative) every 5 years
• Annual safety training every 12 months (FORS safety elearning or SUD)
• FORS Counter Terrorism and LoCITY elearning every 24 months

There is a list of approved training courses on the FORS website

Safer vehicles

Vehicles over 3.5 tonnes must be fitted with safety features consistent with the FORS Silver standard

Benefits of WRRR compliance

By complying with WRRR, you will:

• Protect communities by reducing the risk of collisions
• Reduce vehicle downtime and delays to deliveries
• Reduce costs by saving money spent on insurance claims and premiums, and vehicle repairs
• Reduce reputational risk - eg association with a supplier involved in a serious or fatal collision
• Demonstrate that your organisation is fulfilling its public duty

Direct Vision Standard (DVS)

If the following conditions are met, then early adoption of DVS will form part of your WRRR contractual obligations:

• Contracts, advertised on or after 1 April 2017, exceeding £1M (and)
• Exceeding a duration of 12 months (and)
• Using vehicles exceeding 12 tonnes (where)
• A significant amount of the work will be completed in London

If your contract is in scope, it will specify that as of 26 October 2023, vehicles will need to have a minimum DVS rating of 3 star. The DVS safe system is not an acceptable alternative for these contracts

Find out more about DVS for HGVs

Zero emission requirements

The GLA Group and TfL are committed to reducing carbon emissions and improving London's air quality in line with the Mayor's Net Zero by 2030 target for London.

Following implementation of the GLA's Responsible Procurement Implementation Plan 22-24 (PDF 372KB),  new contracts advertised from 1 July 2025, with a value exceeding £1 million, will specify the use zero of emission vehicles for those under 3.5t (M1 cars and N1 vans). Vehicles over 3.5t will need to be LEZ compliant.

Contracts under £1 million won't require any specific vehicle emission standard but will be asked to improve their environmental performance by showing efforts to achieve reduction of vehicle mileage and emissions.

This will apply to new contracts only. Existing contracts will continue with the original agreements in place. For more information, email LMD@tfl.gov.uk.

More information

The leaflets below provide more information on compliance with WRRR, and can be printed and distributed to members of your organisation.

Privacy notice

Transport for London (TfL) its subsidiaries and service providers will use your personal information for the purposes of administering your WRRR Self certification form, including assessing compliance with WRRR Requirements, managing any correspondence and establishing and defending legal rights. On some occasions, we may need to share your information with - or receive information from - associated organisations or their agents for these purposes, and this includes the Freight Operators Recognition Scheme (FORS). Your personal information will be properly safeguarded and processed in accordance with the requirements of privacy and data protection legislation. To find out more about how TfL handles personal data see our privacy and cookies pages.

Help with WRRR compliance

At TfL we can support you in achieving compliance with WRRR. In some cases we can help with funding training.

For more information, contact us at WRRR@tfl.gov.uk.