Revision question · Vehicle loading

Which of these rope diameters makes rope suitable for securing a load during a journey under current DVSA guidance?

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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5 mm

None — use a suitable rated load-restraint system

15 mm

20 mm

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None — use a suitable rated load-restraint systemThis was the right answer

Current DVSA guidance says rope is not suitable for securing a load during a journey, regardless of the diameter offered here. It may secure a lightweight sheet or net after the load itself has the required restraint.

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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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