Construction and Use

Question 1

SEAT BELTS

Answer 1

Under 14 then it it the drivers responsibility
14 and over and then they hold responsibility
Under 1.35 m then a booster seat must be used unless over 12

Question 2

Seat belt exemptions

Answer 2

• When reversing
• A Qualified instructor supervising a provisional driver reversing
• Police purposes
• Fire brigade
• Persons on crown procession
• Licenced taxi (Hackney carriage) plying for hire, answering a call for hire and carrying passengers
• Private hire drivers (private taxis) ONLY whilst carrying a passenger for hire
• Person holding a medical exemption certificate – Must have it on them
• Disabled person’s belt
• As a result of a steep incline the seatbelt is locked out.

Question 3

Tyres - general laws

Answer 3

Should be correctly inflated

• No lumps or bulges anywhere
• Ply or cord must not be visible
• Correct size and fit the right type for the vehicle
• Same size and type for each axle
• No cut or breaks in the rubber in excess of 25 mm or 10% of the section width

Question 4

Tyre tread depth

Answer 4

under 3.5 ton central 3/4 unbroken 1.6 mm

Over 3.5 ton 3/4 of the surface in an unbroken band of 1 mm

Question 5

MOT Length

Answer 5

Up to 13 Months

Question 6

MOT Timings

Answer 6

over 3.5 ton or over 8 seats then 1 year

under 3.5 ton 3 years

Question 7

Driving without an MOT?

Answer 7

Driving to a pre planned appointment

Driving home from a failed MOT to repair the vehicle

Question 8

MOT Failure categories

Answer 8

Minor - Not a fail
Major - Fail but can be driven away for repair
Dangerous - Must not be moved or used on a public road at any point

Question 9

Tow Ropes

Answer 9

Distance does not exceed 4.5m(15 feet) and when above 1.5m(5 feet) is easily visible

Question 10

Windscreen Washers

Answer 10

One or more efficient automated windscreen wipers are required to be fitted so that the driver has an adequate view to the front and to both sides of the vehicle
Fitted on vehicles that achieve more than 20 mph

Question 11

Silencer

Answer 11

Every vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine shall be fitted with an exhaust system including a silencer AND exhaust cases from the engine shall not pass into the atmosphere without first passing through a silencer

Question 12

Horn

Answer 12

Instrument capable of giving audible and sufficient warning of the approach or position of the vehicle to which its fitted - Above 20 mph

Question 13

Regulation 107

Leaving a vehicle unattended (quitting)

Answer 13

It is an offence to leave a motor vehicle unattended on a road if: The engine is not stopped AND the parking break is not set, UNLESS there is somebody present with the vehicle who has a licence to drive that class of vehicle

Question 14

Regulation 103

Unnecessary Obstruction

Answer 14

No person in charge of a motor vehicle or trailer shall cause or permit the vehicle to stand on a road so as to cause any unnecessary obstruction of the road