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From Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
  • The testing procedures and standards that examiners follow when they carry out Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval (MVSA) inspections.

  • How to provide MOT tester and manager qualification courses, and MOT tester annual training courses – including the topics the training must cover.

  • How vans and light goods vehicles are inspected when they're being approved under the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) scheme to make sure they're safe to be used.

  • How to run an ADR driver training course in a classroom and remotely, and how to carry out exams.

  • Diagrams of the different layouts of the off-road motorcycle manoeuvring area used for module 1 of the motorcycle practical test.

  • Overview of which drivers' hours and tachograph rules apply in different situations for vehicles used for the carriage of goods.

  • Check which documents you need to carry if you're the driver or a passenger in a lorry or other heavy goods vehicle (HGV) that crosses international borders.

  • What the national standard is for, who it applies to and how it can be used.

  • Apply for Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) if you’re making or importing a single trailer, or a very small number of trailers.

  • Download an example of a weekly record sheet.

  • Authorised examiner's liability for loss or damage that occurs as a result of testing.

  • How to use the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) fast track phone service for driver and rider trainers.

  • Audible warning (horn) rules and inspection for motorcycle MOT tests.

  • Bull bars for vehicles should comply with safety standards before they can be sold or fitted.

  • What you must be able to do and understand to guide and control the vehicle.

  • Who the code of practice is for, what it sets out to do, and how it's worded.

  • Fees and test lengths for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and trailer MOTs, prohibition clearances, dangerous goods (ADR) tests, TIR tests and low emission tests.

  • Changes to how to record training from April 2024, avoiding battery drain issues on some vehicles and what to do with low diesel smoke plate values.

  • Understanding your motorcycle module 2 test result, including what was assessed, what sorts of things counted as faults, and how to improve in each area.

  • The skills and understanding needed to cycle safely and responsibly, and to enable others to cycle.