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Brake condition and operation, service brakes, secondary brakes, parking brakes, anti-lock braking system (ABS), electronic braking system (EBS) and brake fluid rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
When to book your car driving test, what to take with you, what happens during the test, major and minor faults, and what happens if your test is cancelled.
You can book your driving test when you’ve passed your theory test. You do…
You must take: your UK driving licence your theory test pass certificate,…
You can take your driving test in your own car rather than your driving…
There are 5 parts to the driving test: an eyesight check ‘show me, tell…
There are 3 types of faults you can make: a dangerous fault - this…
Your driving test can be cancelled or stopped because of bad weather,…
When you book your driving test you should say if you have a: disability…
If you’re a driving instructor, use this form to assess and record your pupils’ progress learning the skills they need to drive a car safely.
How to record your pupils’ progress The driver’s record lets you record…
What you need to check inside and outside of the vehicle when you do a lorry or other HGV walkaround check.
Vehicles which must have the annual test - buses, coaches, lorries and trailers, booking and fees.
Apply for permission if you want to supply new large goods trailers to be used on the road.
What you need to check inside and outside of the vehicle when you do a bus, coach or other public service vehicle (PSV) walkaround check.
Taking the approved driving instructor (ADI) part 2 test - what you need to bring and what happens during the test.
The rules for driving mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs on roads, pavements and footpaths.
What driving instructors should do to carry out realistic mock driving tests, including what needs to be in the test, assessing faults and recording the result.
Understanding your car driving test result, including what was assessed, what sorts of things counted as faults, and how to improve in each area.
Taking the approved driving instructor (ADI) part 3 test - what you need to bring and what happens during the test.
Signals, stopping procedures, lighting, control of the vehicle, speed limits, stopping distances, lines and lane markings and multi-lane carriageways, smoking, mobile phones and sat nav.
Information about how local authorities use open data to stimulate growth and innovation, save costs and develop more sustainable transport.
RAIB has today released its safety digest into the runaway and derailment of a locomotive, Toton sidings, Nottinghamshire, 30 October 2016.
RAIB has today released its safety digest into the runaway of an engineering train at London Liverpool Street station, 2 October 2022.
Check if you can supervise friends or family learning to drive a car, what the rules are, how to prepare the car, and how to plan your practice sessions.
How to understand your brake test report including what is checked during the test, what will fail, and how to identify problems that might need repairs.…
Guidance for driving examiners on particular types of vehicle and adaptations.
What you must be able to do and understand to guide and control the vehicle.
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