The Official DVSA Guide to Driving Goods Vehicles : DVSA Safe Driving for Life Series.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

, DVSA.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Truck driving.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : The Stationery Office Ltd, 2020.

Summary:

This book is packed full of expert advice designed to improve your skills and will help you to understand your vehicle, how to secure a load, health and safety, drivers' hours and records and much more. It will help you learn the key techniques for driving a large vehicle. This guide is for Category C drivers, experienced drivers and for the practical test.

Contents:

Intro

Copyright Page

Acknowledgements

Find us online

Contents

A message from the Chief Driving Examiner

Section one | Getting started

Your instructor and your licence

The theory and practical tests

Medical requirements

Professional standards

Driver Certificate of Professional Competence

Responsibility and attitude

Work organisation

Manual handling techniques

Diet and driving ability

Section two | Understanding heavy goods vehicles

Understanding HGVs

Forces affecting your vehicle

Vehicle characteristics

Vehicle limits

Vehicle systems and maintenance

Loads and load restraint

Section three | Limits and regulations

Environmental impact

Drivers' hours and records

Operator licensing and the driver's responsibilities

Driving in Europe

Your health and conduct

Your vehicle

Your driving

Section four | Driver skills

Professional driving

Driving at night

Motorway driving

All-weather driving

Avoiding and dealing with congestion

Helping the environment

Road traffic incidents

First aid

Breakdowns

Section five | Preparing for your driving tests

The theory test

The practical driving tests

Preparing for your tests

Booking your part 3a and 3b tests

The national standard for driving lorries

Section six | The HGV driving tests

Driver CPC part 3a: off-road exercises test

The reversing exercise

Uncoupling and recoupling

Your test result

Driver CPC part 3b: on-road driving test

Safety check questions

The braking exercise

The vehicle controls

Moving off

Using the mirrors

Giving signals

Traffic signs and signals

Awareness and anticipation

Making progress and controlling your speed

Separation distance

Positioning and lane discipline

Junctions

Roundabouts

Overtaking.

Meeting and passing other vehicles

Crossing the path of other vehicles

Pedestrian crossings

Selecting a safe place to stop

Section seven | Additional information

Disqualified drivers

Traffic commissioners and traffic area offices

Other useful addresses

Goods vehicle licence categories

Minimum test vehicle requirements

Cone positions

Glossary

Hazard labels

Tying a dolly knot

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780115540523

0115540520

OCLC:

1291314240