Revision question · Safety and your vehicle

How should you dispose of a used vehicle battery?

Revision material from the imported DVSA bank includes source-checked Lanekind learning corrections. These corrections are not newly issued official examination questions, and practice does not reproduce a live test paper.

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Bury it in your garden

Put it in the dustbin

Take it to a local-authority disposal site

Leave it on waste land

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Take it to a local-authority disposal siteThis was the right answer

Batteries contain acid, which is hazardous, and they must be disposed of safely. This means taking them to an appropriate disposal site.

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Basic car maintenanceReviewed guidance summary · DVSA specifies an appropriate local-authority site or garage for used vehicle batteries and oil.

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