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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.
Find out about changes that will be made to the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) for heavy goods vehicle (HGV), bus and coach drivers.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
What's required of moped and motorcycle trainers and learner riders during compulsory basic training (CBT).
Checks you should carry out every time you tow a trailer, caravan or horsebox with a car, to make sure you're towing safely and legally.
Why load security is important, what operators, drivers and consignors must do when loading and transporting goods, and how load security is enforced.
Your responsibilities as an approved driving instructor (ADI) teaching people to drive a car, your suitability for the job, and how to qualify.
The subjects that can be covered in Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) periodic training.
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.
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.
Definitions, vehicle classes, reasons to refuse to test a vehicle, historic vehicles, and inspection procedures for motorcycle MOT tests.
Registration plate (number plate) and vehicle identification number rules and inspection for motorcycle MOT tests.
How to decide on a load securing system, what to check before loading a vehicle, and how to stabilise a load.
You must register commercial trailers over 750kg gross weight and all trailers over 3,500kg gross weight before towing them through some European countries.
Samples of MOT test certificates that can be given to you when your vehicle passes the test.
Contingency procedures for MOT testing, completing contingency test certificates, contingency testing catch ups, issuing duplicate and replacement contingency testing certificates.
How the EU drivers' hours rules for passenger carrying vehicles work.
Apply to drive an HGV, bus or coach professionally for up to 12 months before taking all the qualifying tests if you’re doing certain training courses.
Management systems, policies and checks you need in place at your MOT centre to make sure MOT testing is done to the right standard.
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.
The report form used to mark your approved driving instructor (ADI) part 3 test, which assesses your ability to teach pupils.
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