Revision question · Vehicle loading

Why are ropes unsuitable to tie down a load of scrap metal?

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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Ropes are hard to tie

Ropes will loosen in rain

Ropes are hard to untie

Ropes can wear and snap

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Ropes can wear and snapThis was the right answer

Sharp scrap can abrade or cut a rope, causing failure. More generally, current DVSA guidance does not accept rope as journey load restraint. Use the load’s suitable rated restraint system, protecting it from sharp edges.

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Use rated restraints, not ropes or weather curtainsReviewed guidance summary · The corrected rope questions teach current restraint selection, not the obsolete knot or minimum-rope-diameter technique.

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