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How to prepare your heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or public service vehicle (PSV) for the headlamp aim testing part of the annual test (MOT).
What information MOT testers and managers should regularly check to make sure there are no problems with test quality.
The powers and sanctions available to enforce breaches of drivers' hours and tachograph rules.
How to set up a drink-drive rehabilitation course, applying for approval, fees you have to pay and how you'll be monitored.
Guidance to drivers on changes in the law which allow category B licence holders to drive alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) up to 4.25 tonnes.
Diesel particulate filters (DPM) filter particulate matter from diesel exhaust gases.
What you must be able to do and what you must know and understand to be a safe and responsible lorry driver.
How examiners inspect organisations to join the official register of driving instructor training (ORDIT).
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.
Understanding DVSA’s Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit aims and how it can fine or take you court for making or selling unsafe vehicles or parts.
Qualifications or accreditations that are accepted if you want to qualify to become an MOT tester for cars, private buses and light commercial vehicles.
What you must be able to do and what you must know and understand to be a safe and responsible bus or coach driver.
The law on using lightweight transport vehicles which transport one person.
How vehicles which are outside the normal dimensions and weights usually allowed on the road ('special types') can legally be used on the road.
The legislation about drivers' hours rules.
How to apply to become a validated IT supplier for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) earned recognition scheme.
How bus, coach and HGV drivers should record the hours they spend on 'other work'.
A guide about the requirements and regulations for notifiable alterations for a PSV.
What used-vehicle outlets, car supermarkets, dealerships, auction houses and commercial online sellers need to do when selling a recalled vehicle or part.
Legislation relating to rear-view mirrors in buses, cars, dual-purpose vehicles and goods vehicles.
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