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From Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
  • A guide on how to avoid overloading heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and the effect it has on vehicles and the road.

  • The legal, safety and health implications of modifying your vehicle’s emissions.

  • The main things that will be checked when you take your motorcycle for an MOT test.

  • Section 3 of the motorcycle MOT inspection manual is not currently used.

  • Requirements for brakes and couplings on American caravans and trailers when driving in the UK.

  • What you must be able to do and what you must know and understand to be a safe and responsible bus or coach driver.

  • How to keep your company’s fleet of vans and safe to drive and cost-effective.

  • Rules for the type of driving licence learner riders need, including UK and foreign licences, photocard licences and rules for direct access and progressive access.

  • A summary of the maximum number of trailers that different vehicles can tow.

  • Qualifications or accreditations that are accepted if you want to qualify to become an MOT tester for cars, private buses and light commercial vehicles.

  • Rules on certificates you need to provide and details you need to record when selling small trailers and larger trailers that are exempt from annual testing.

  • The research, statistics and professional opinions which form the basis of the national standard for driving cars and light vans.

  • How to safely and legally modify a van in order to carry passengers in the rear, including information about seat belts and how many people you can carry.

  • You must report any incident that happens during motorcycle training to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

  • The conditions that you will have to follow if you want to provide compulsory basic training, the 5 elements that make up an approved training course, and contact details for DVSA, DVLA and HSE.

  • A diagram that explained the reversing exercise you needed to do during a car and trailer driving test.

  • A list of approved drink-drive rehabilitation scheme course providers and the areas where they provide courses in England and Scotland.

  • A leaflet about the importance of using the correct brake connections between vehicles and trailers.

  • Translations of the service to pay a DVSA fine for vehicle defects, breaking the rules around drivers’ hours, and other offences.

  • How to set up a drink-drive rehabilitation course, applying for approval, fees you have to pay and how you'll be monitored.