What is your Operator Compliance Risk Score

Introduction

OCRS is a mechanism used to calculate the likelihood of an operator being non-compliant. OCRS is not a rating system; OCRS informs VOSA examiners of the probability of an Operator being compliant or non-compliant. OCRS was introduced to try to ensure that effective targeting is carried out, by targeting non-compliant operators more effectively as well as reducing the number of compliant vehicles that are stopped.

Your OCRS score

Your OCRS score is a ranked score between 0 and 10. Depending on whether the score is Road worthiness or Overall Traffic, you also receive a colour based rating, Red, Amber or Green.

This rating is based upon your OCRS score in comparison to other operators.

Therefore, your score could remain the same, or even decrease over time despite the fact your company is more compliant, if the majority of operators are also striving to improve their score.

For each category OCRS is calculated using two distinct methods Historic and Predictive scores.

Historic Scores

Historic OCRS uses data relevant to a particular operator to calculate an Index Score for that operator and is based on:

  • First/Annual Test data, including any defects resulting in a failure (HGVs only as PSV vehicles can not always be linked to an operator at annual test)
  • Fleet check vehicle inspections, including any defect resulting in a prohibition
  • Roadside inspections, including any defect or offence resulting in a prohibition
  • Prosecution and Legal Services records, any convicted offences; driver hours/records etc.

Predictive Scores

Predictive OCRS is used to calculate an Index Score when VOSA has no Historic information. It uses the data of operators with similar Operator Licence characteristics to calculate the likelihood of non-compliance. Predictive scores will only be displayed if no Historic score exists and is based on:

  • Type of operator licence
  • Age of operator licence
  • Size of fleet

Historic Scoring Process:

  • Events in the past 24 months are included in the calculation
  • Roadworthiness and Overall Traffic scores are calculated separately
  • Each defect, offence or prosecution is allocated points
  • Each operator is given an Index Score which is the average number of points per event
  • These scores are then compared with their peers e.g. PSV operators with other PSV operators, HGV operators with other HGV operators)
  • A relative score is then produced (based on performance in comparison with others)
  • Clear inspections will have a positive effect on the Index Scores, whilst defects or offences identified will have a negative effect
  • Operators are rated, 0 low -10 high, with an associated colour coding of R (Red), A (Amber) or G (Green)
  • Red represents the higher scores and Green represents the lower scores, but colour and score combinations might vary between Roadworthiness and Traffic
  • Generally an operator with a red score is more likely to be checked than an operator with a green score

Predictive Scoring Process:

  • The steps relating to the Historic Scoring process apply but with one exception
  • There are no defects, offences or prosecutions for individual operators
  • Operators are grouped with others who have the same operator licence characteristics but have historic data
  • A score is allocated in line with the average score within the comparison group

For more information on OCRS see the Operator Compliance Risk Score FAQs for Operators.