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From Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
  • Guidance for driving examiners carrying out motorcycle tests.

  • Vehicle safety questions ('show me, tell me' questions) used by driving examiners in car driving tests, motorcycle tests, vocational driving tests, and tractor and specialist vehicle driving tests (including Highway …

  • Get an MOT centre authorisation certificate (VT9) for your MOT centre's noticeboard if you've lost or damaged the original.

  • Lorries used for practical driving tests have to meet certain rules, and some vehicles and trailers must also carry a minimum weight.

  • Find out about the indicators used to assess approved driving instructors (ADIs) and what will trigger a standards check.

  • A guide about what should happen when a vehicle defect is reported or a vehicle recall is issued.

  • Legal responsibilities and liabilities operators have for their own and their drivers' compliance with the regulations.

  • Guidance driving examiners follow when they carry out ADI standards checks - the check of an ADI's continuing ability to teach.

  • The 'show me, tell me' safety questions that can be asked in category C+E (lorry) and D+E (bus and coach) driving tests with a trailer.

  • Find out the 10 most common reasons for failing the car driving test in Great Britain.

  • How to join the voluntary register of fleet driver trainers, including eligibility, how to apply, renewing your registration, fees and standards checks.

  • Understanding your tractor or specialist vehicle driving test result, including what was assessed, what sorts of things counted as faults, and how to improve in each area.

  • How the syllabus works, what trainers should be able to show, the learning outcomes and assessment of skills.

  • How to find an MOT centre to test your dangerous goods vehicle, declare it’s safe to be tested, and what to bring to the test.

  • Information leaflet on wheel maintenance on commercial vehicles.

  • International regulations and required documentation for hauliers transporting dangerous or hazardous goods by road or by vehicles on ships.

  • What you must be able to do and understand when to prepare yourself, the vehicle and its passengers for a journey.

  • What you must be able to do and understand to guide and control the vehicle.

  • Samples of MOT test failure notices that can be given to you when your vehicle fails the test.

  • What MOT testers need to know about how hybrid, electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles work, and what to do when inspecting these vehicles.