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Diesel particulate filters (DPM) filter particulate matter from diesel exhaust gases.
How to manage an MOT centre for HGVs, trailers, buses and coaches, including how to prepare your centre for tests, the booking process and health and safety requirements.
Find motorcycle instructor training providers that can help your prepare for compulsory basic training (CBT) and direct access scheme (DAS) assessments.
The powers and sanctions available to enforce breaches of drivers' hours and tachograph rules.
Translations of the service to pay a DVSA fine for vehicle defects, breaking the rules around drivers’ hours, and other offences.
The different types of instructor authorisation, what it means to be a fit and proper person, Disclosure and Barring Service checks, instructor certificates and monitoring your instructors.
Requirements for brakes and couplings on American caravans and trailers when driving in the UK.
Rules about displaying the authorised testing facility (ATF) logo at sites which host annual vehicle tests for lorries, buses, coaches and trailers.
How to design a Driver CPC course so that it so it counts as training for the TfL Contractual Requirements module of the DVSA earned recognition scheme.
The legislation about drivers' hours rules.
Check if you can get your van, HGV or trailer's IVA test done by video call rather than in person, how to prepare for the test, and how it works.
How to run and manage a drink-drive rehabilitation course, including making bookings, ID checks and issuing certificates.
What compulsory basic training is, who can deliver it, information about this manual.
How to get your site approved for compulsory basic training (CBT), including planning permission, rules for using the site and inspections.
How to make, change or cancel delegated driving examiner test notifications with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.
Legislation relating to rear-view mirrors in buses, cars, dual-purpose vehicles and goods vehicles.
Regulations on the use of tractors.
A flowchart showing when a candidate will be issued with a manual or automatic licence for categories C and D.
How to report training incidents, including the deadline for doing it, and who you have to report them to.
Regulations on the use of A-frames for towing vehicles.
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