Bodies appointed to inspect road and rail tanks in the UK

This page was last updated on 24th May 2024

The inspection bodies listed below are appointedby the competent authority of the UK to undertake certain functions in accordance with the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 (as amended)
The scope of inspection that each body may undertake is defined by the most recent Schedule of Accreditation to be recognised by the VCA. In most (but not all) cases this will be the latest revision published on the UKAS website, www.ukas.com. The status of recognition may be checked with the VCA  (tanks@vca.gov.uk)

Inspection Body	Website	APPOINTED FOR
		OLD Tanks UK Tanks	ADR and/or RID Tanks (excluding tanks for Class 2 )	ADR and/or RID Tanks for Class 2	IMO & IMDG Tanks
Adler and Allan Ltd	www.eandsgroup.co.uk	Yes	Yes	No	No
British Engineering Services Limited	www.besgroup.com	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hartford Steam Boiler UK Ltd.	www.hsb.com	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
LRQA Verification Ltd.	www.lrqa.com	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
McPherson Ltd.	www.mcpherson.ltd.uk	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
SGS UK Ltd	www.uk.sgs.com	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tank Testing Services (Irl) Ltd	N/A. Tel: +44 (0)2837 551192	Yes	Yes	No	No
Tank Testing UK Ltd	www.tanktec.co.uk	Yes	Yes	No	No
Tanksafe Solutions Ltd	www.tanksafesolutions.co.uk	Yes	Yes	No	No
UK Road Tanker Inspections Ltd	www.uk-rti.com	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

Tank Inspection Bodies DGF-21a, Rev 8