Revision question · Incidents, accidents and emergencies

An engine fire has started. A fitted fuel cut-off can be used safely without delaying escape. What can reduce fuel feeding the fire?

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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Shut off the fuel supply

Open the engine housing wide

Drive to the nearest fire station

Empty the air tanks

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Shut off the fuel supplyThis was the right answer

Operate the applicable fuel cut-off only as trained and when safely accessible. Protect people and call the fire service; do not open the engine housing or delay evacuation to save cargo.

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Know the fitted emergency cut-offs before an emergencyReviewed guidance summary · The corrected questions specify a fitted, safely accessible cut-off. They do not direct a driver to expose electrical leads, enter the engine compartment or delay evacuation.

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