Service Pits

Service pits are designed to allow easy working access of an underside commercial vehicle for inspection, maintenance and repair.

Commercial vehicles are predominantly worked on under a pit rather than a lift in the U.K. there are a number of reasons why as listed below:

• Quicker throughput
• No ongoing maintenance required
• DVSA ATF Lanes use inspection pits
• Improved health and safety with CE 1090 marked vehicle inspection pits

Service Pits were typically made out of brick and left numerous hazards for when working underneath a vehicle, some examples below:

• Ingress of water
• Poor lighting
• Slippery entrance and exit
• Unsafe flooring
• Poor working conditions

The introduction of an Everquip steel fabricated vehicle service pit solved the above by producing:

• Non-slip entrance and exit to BS5395
• Non-slip floor
• Zone 2 lights
• Centrally fitted sump
• Steel fabrication of pit with skeletal frame internally and externally welded to ensure no ingress of water.