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A flowchart of the different ways you can get a full motorcycle licence, including the training and tests you need to take.
Reasons why a tester can refuse to carry out a test.
Who is eligible to become a tester, when applications might be refused, training and keeping up to date.
You can appeal to a court about your driving test if your examiner did not follow the law, but your test result cannot be changed.
Wheel bearing, wheel and tyre, and suspension (including springs, shock absorbers, and suspension arms and joints) rules and inspection for motorcycle MOT tests.
Guidance for driving examiners carrying out the practical and extended driving tests for cars.
What you must be able to do and what you must know and understand to provide training to drivers and riders.
How to make sure goods and other items are loaded, secured and unloaded safely from HGVs, trailers, vans and cars.
How the Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) system works and how vehicle operators should use it.
Training requirements for testers, initial MOT testing training, demonstration tests, MOT annual training for testers, keeping a training record, assessment of new and returning testers, assessment of continuing competence, …
The skills, knowledge and understanding you need to be a safe and responsible driver of a car or van (category B vehicle).
Guidance for driving examiners on the wording to use in all categories of driving tests.
Brake condition and operation (including brake lever and pedal, lining and pads, callipers and cylinders), brake performance and efficiency, and brake fluid rules and inspection for motorcycle MOT tests.
The guidance driving examiners follow when they carry out driving tests in Great Britain. It's sometimes known as the 'DT1'.
What you need to check inside and outside of the vehicle when you do a lorry or other HGV walkaround check.
Mechanical condition, handlebar, forks and yokes and wheel alignment rules and inspection for motorcycle MOT tests.
Tyre load rating and exceptions, and tyre load index tables for single wheel and dual wheel configurations for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
Report a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver or company if you think they’re breaking safety rules.
MOT testing service user roles, what they can do, what their responsibilities are, which roles are mandatory, authorised examiner's responsibility for security of the MOT testing service.
As a driving instructor, you can ask for a report that shows a summary of the faults your pupils made during car driving tests in the last 12 months.
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