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From Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
  • Frame and attachments (including exhaust system and fuel system), and seat and riding controls (including clutch and throttle controls and footrests) rules and inspection for motorcycle MOT tests.

  • Seat belt fitment requirements and tables.

  • Find out if you need the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) qualification to drive a lorry, bus or coach, or if you could be exempt.

  • What driving instructors should do to carry out realistic mock driving tests, including what needs to be in the test, assessing faults and recording the result.

  • Contingency procedures for MOT testing, completing contingency test certificates, contingency testing catch ups, issuing duplicate and replacement contingency testing certificates.

  • 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 'show me, tell me' vehicle safety questions that can be asked in category C (lorry) and D (bus and coach) driving tests.

  • Equipment and methods you can use to secure a load in a goods vehicle and how to use it safely.

  • Guide to using online service to apply for and manage your approved driving instructor (ADI) registration.

  • The procedure testers will follow to check vehicle exhaust emissions during the MOT test, and vehicle examiners follow to check emissions at the roadside.

  • You can sit in and observe a driving test if you're 16 or over, but you cannot take any part in the test and you must follow certain rules.

  • What's required of moped and motorcycle trainers and learner riders during compulsory basic training (CBT).

  • How to appeal against a decision to refuse to pass a test, and how to complain against the decision to pass a test.

  • Understanding your lorry, bus or coach (including towing a trailer) driving test result, including what was assessed, what sorts of things counted as faults, and how to improve in each area.

  • How vehicle defects found during roadside inspections or vehicle tests are categorised and what action will be taken when they're found.

  • Ways to load items on a goods vehicle safely.

  • Entrance and exit doors, emergency exits, passenger grab handles, steps and stair rules and inspection for bus and coach MOT tests.

  • A list of subcategory A2 and category A motorcycles that can be used for the module 1 and module 2 motorcycle riding tests.

  • A guide about the main things that will be checked when you take your car for an MOT test.

  • The certificate of conformity ensures the free movement of goods and must be supplied to the buyer of a new vehicle when the vehicle is delivered.