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What you need to check inside and outside of the vehicle when you do a lorry or other HGV walkaround check.
You must make sure your car, motorcycle or other vehicle is safe to drive (‘roadworthy’) all year round.
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.
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.
Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
Being stopped by the police or DVSA - fixed penalties, roadside prohibitions, driving without an operator's licence, immobilisation and impounding.
Noise, exhaust emissions, engine malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) (sometimes called an engine management light or 'EML'), and fluid leak rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
Information for developing and testing of software for HMRC forms, returns and messages.
Check registration, MOT, tax, vehicle identification number and other details to help make sure a used car is not stolen or unsafe
Check if a vehicle model, part or accessory has been recalled because of a fault in how it was made
Engine manufacturers' database and guide for builders, owners, skippers, managers, surveyors and measurers of UK registered fishing vessels.
Check a vehicle's details, tax and SORN status and expiry dates on the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Agency (DVLA) database - online and telephone enquiries
How data on landings statistics are collected and processed by fisheries administrations in the UK.
Instructions on applying for STCW watch ratings, yacht ratings, or able seafarer certificates and information on gaining an efficient deck hand certificate
Information on how to gain a UK CoC for Engineering/Electro-Technical Officers or Engineering Watch Rating Certificate
Check if you can use E10 petrol in your car, motorcycle or moped - what information you need to check, what to do if you’re not sure
When you have to take an ADI standards check (check test), what happens at the test and how your grade is decided.
How product specific rules are used to identify the country of origin when importing or exporting between the UK and EU.
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