Theory online - Introduction

The interactive website that partners The Car and Motorcycle Theory Test book

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Introduction

This Information Leaflet explains the minimum requirements for vehicles that must be used by candidates for driving tests.

These requirements are set out in the Second EC Directive on the Driving Licence (91/439/EEC) and in The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No2) Regulations 1999. They apply to all the countries within the European Union, harmonising licensing and testing standards.

Throughout this leaflet reference is made to the maximum authorised mass (MAM) of vehicles and trailers. This should be taken to mean the permissible maximum weight, also known as gross vehicle weight.

All test vehicles and vehicle combinations must be unladen except for fixed items that are characteristic of the category of vehicle to which it belongs.

All vehicle combinations used for tests in categories B+E, C1+E, D1+E, C+E and D+E must be equipped with suitable coupling and braking systems designed for use when the trailer is fully laden.

In addition, vehicles used for all types of D category test must normally allow the examiner to see the road behind the vehicle clearly from the deck on which the driver is seated without using any optical aid.