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Lorry and bus · DVSA-based revision questions
31 LGV and PCV theory test questions on essential documents. Preview the questions below, or open one to read its answer and continue through the whole topic.
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A full petrol tanker requires a valid ADR card with the appropriate dangerous-goods and tank qualification, alongside the correct driving entitlement. ADR qualifications last five years and require refresher training and exams. Current card enquiries are handled by Qualifications Scotland, not DVLA.
The driver must not take an unsafe load onto the road and must drive with care for people and cargo. Operators, consignors and loaders also have responsibilities for safe loading, securing and unloading. Raise concerns before leaving; the driver’s duty does not remove the responsibilities of others.
Three CMR copies are required: one for the supplier, one for the eventual customer and one accompanying the goods in transit. The archived four-copy answer was incorrect; this sourced correction changes future scoring without rewriting historical answer events.
When you pass a test to obtain a C or C1 licence, you can tow trailers up to 750 kg. You can do this without taking a further test.
Chilled foods are transported at temperatures above freezing point. Drivers need to be trained in hygiene procedures and how to operate refrigeration units.
As well as your driving licence, you'll need to carry the insurance certificate and vehicle registration document. Other documentation may also be needed for some countries. Check this before starting your journey.
Any medical condition that could affect your ability to drive a lorry or a bus safely may prevent you from holding a licence. These conditions include serious visual impairment, heart disease and some mental disorders. For more information about medical standards, you should contact the Drivers Medical Branch, DVLA, Swansea.
The dangers of drink-driving are well publicised. Anyone convicted of this offence will lose their entitlement to drive any motor vehicle on the road.
DVLA requires high-risk offenders to pass an examination by one of its appointed doctors before relicensing. High-risk status depends on specified readings or convictions; it is not always two-and-a-half times the local drink-drive limit, because Scotland has a lower ordinary limit.
SORN does not need annual renewal. It lasts until the vehicle is taxed, sold, permanently exported or scrapped, and it does not transfer to a buyer. The new keeper must tax the vehicle or make their own SORN.
If you want to keep a vehicle untaxed and off the public road, you must make a SORN. It's an offence not to do so. When you've made a SORN, you won't have to pay vehicle tax, but you also won't be able to use the vehicle on the road. The SORN remains valid until your vehicle is taxed, sold, scrapped or exported.
The court fine in England and Wales can be unlimited. Penalty points or disqualification may also follow. This is different from the police fixed penalty and should not be treated as a statement of every UK jurisdiction’s maximum.
The current maximum is £10,000 per responsible person for each clandestine entrant. The amount imposed depends on the scheme’s rules and circumstances. This is a civil penalty, separate from criminal offences, and the old £2,000 maximum no longer applies.
Under the clandestine-entrant civil penalty scheme, a vehicle’s hirer, owner or driver may be liable. For a detached trailer, the owner, hirer or operator may be liable. A civil penalty does not require a criminal conviction; follow the applicable security and checking duties.
Use the required effective vehicle-security arrangements, appropriate security devices and recorded checks. A tracker, insurance policy or mobile phone alone does not secure the vehicle. Keep evidence of the measures actually taken; civil penalties depend on the scheme’s applicable requirements and circumstances.
Have the operator’s security instructions and records of your actual checks available. Border Force may ask about the journey, security devices and precautions. A licence or vehicle registration document does not show which security checks were made.
Liability is assessed for each clandestine entrant carried, rather than per family, hearing or year’s journeys. The maximum is £10,000 per responsible person per entrant; the scheme’s rules determine the amount. This civil process does not require a criminal conviction.
Periodic Driver CPC requires 35 hours every five years. International courses last at least seven hours; National courses can last three hours 30 minutes. Choose the route appropriate to where you drive and check recorded hours. Driving professionally without the required CPC can attract a fine of up to £1,000.
Periodic Driver CPC requires 35 hours every five years. International courses last at least seven hours; National courses can last three hours 30 minutes. Choose the route appropriate to where you drive and check recorded hours. Driving professionally without the required CPC can attract a fine of up to £1,000.
Periodic Driver CPC requires 35 hours every five years. International courses last at least seven hours; National courses can last three hours 30 minutes. Choose the route appropriate to where you drive and check recorded hours. Driving professionally without the required CPC can attract a fine of up to £1,000.
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