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From Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
  • Fees and test lengths for car, motorcycle, lorry, trailer, bus and coach approval tests.

  • You must register commercial trailers over 750kg gross weight and all trailers over 3,500kg gross weight before towing them through some European countries.

  • 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. 

  • Find a test centre where you can get an Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA), Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval (MSVA) or Certificate of Initial Fitness (COIF) test.

  • Report a manufacturer or a dealer for making or selling new vehicles, vehicle parts and vehicle accessories with safety problems.

  • How to run and manage a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) periodic training course.

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

  • Mechanical condition, handlebar, forks and yokes and wheel alignment rules and inspection for motorcycle MOT tests.

  • Equipment approved for MOT testing, including tyre tread-depth gauges, roller brake testers, headlamp aim testers, diesel smoke meters and decelerometers.

  • The powers and sanctions available to enforce breaches of drivers' hours and tachograph rules.

  • The training you'll need to be an MOT manager, when you'll need to complete the training, why you may need to retrain, how to apply for MOT manager training, what is covered in the course and how it's assessed…

  • What should happen during direct access scheme (DAS) motorcycle training.

  • The rules about the size of L plates that must be displayed on a vehicle being driven by a learner driver.

  • Buy multiple licences for Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) driving theory e-learning for all of the learner drivers you teach or drivers you employ.

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

  • Who can issue prohibition notices, how a prohibition notice can be lifted, how to test vehicles with prohibition notices.

  • International regulations and required documentation for hauliers transporting dangerous or hazardous goods by road or by vehicles on ships.

  • How to buy MOT slots so your business can record MOT test results, including managing your account and getting refunds.

  • 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.

  • How the drivers' hours Great Britain domestic rules work for passenger carrying vehicles.