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Specialist vehicle drivers
Practical test
Experienced drivers
The Official DSa GUiDE to
DRiViNG
GOODS VEHiclES
Packed with advice to
help you prepare for your
driving tests and Driver CPC
From the Driving
Standards Agency
Full CPC
update
Downloadable
PDF Format
Explains
the practical
LGV test
syllabus
Written and compiled by Driving Standards Agency Learning Materials.
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of HMSO and the Queen’s Printer for Scotland.
First edition Crown copyright 1994
Second edition Crown copyright 1997
Third edition Crown copyright 1999
Fourth edition Crown copyright 2001
Fifth edition Crown copyright 2002
Sixth edition Crown copyright 2003
Seventh edition Crown copyright 2005
Eighth edition Crown copyright 2007
Ninth edition Crown copyright 2009
Third impression 2010
ISBN 978 0 11 5530814
A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Other titles in the Driving Skills series
The Official DSA Guide to Driving - the essential skills
The Official DSA Theory Test for Car Drivers
The Official DSA Theory Test for Car Drivers (CD-Rom)
Theory Test Extra - the official DSA guide
The Official DSA Guide to Learning to Drive
Prepare for your Practical Driving Test DVD
DSA Driving Theory DVD Quiz
The Official Highway Code Interactive CD-Rom
The Official DSA Guide to Riding - the essential skills
The Official DSA Theory Test for Motorcyclists
The Official DSA Theory Test for Motorcyclists (CD-Rom)
The Official DSA Guide to Learning to Ride
Better Biking - the Official DSA Training Aid (DVD)
The Official DSA Guide to Driving Buses and Coaches
The Official DSA Theory Test for Drivers of Large Vehicles
The Official DSA Theory Test for Drivers of Large Vehicles (CD-Rom)
Driver CPC - the Official DSA Guide for Professional Bus and Coach Drivers
Driver CPC - the Official DSA Guide for Professional Goods Vehicle Drivers
The Official DSA Guide to Tractor and Specialist Vehicle Driving Tests
The Official DSA Guide to Hazard Perception (DVD)
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this publication is accurate at the time of going to press.
The Stationery Office cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies. Information in this book is for guidance only.
All metric and imperial conversions in this book are approximate.
Acknowledgements
The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) would like to thank the staff of the following organisations for their contribution to
the production of this publication:
Volvo Trucks Skills for Logistics Eurotunnel
Bennetts of Malvern County Building Supplies Picanini Stud
Countrywide PLC Worcester Truck Services Avon Line Transport
Home Delivery Network SMH Fleet Solutions Ltd
DSD Contracting, Bedford
David Haynes Commercial Maintenance
Hereford & Worcester Ambulance Service
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Business Link
Business Link is the place to find all
government motoring information for
professional drivers. Go to:
businesslink.gov.uk/transport
Theory and practical tests
direct.gov.uk/drivingtest
Practical & Theory Tests
Enquiries & Bookings 0300 200 1122
Welsh speakers 0300 200 1133
Practical Tests
Minicom 0300 200 1144
Fax 0300 200 1155
Theory Tests
Minicom 0300 200 1166
Fax 0300 200 1177
Customer Enquiry Unit 0300 200 1188
DVA (Northern Ireland)
Theory test 0845 600 6700
Practical test 0845 247 2471
Driving Standards Agency
dsa.gov.uk
The Axis Building,
112 Upper Parliament Street,
Nottingham
NG1 6LP
Tel 0115 936 6666
Fax 0115 936 6570
Driver & Vehicle Agency
(Testing) in Northern Ireland
dvani.gov.uk
Balmoral Road, Belfast BT12 6QL
Tel 02890 681 831
Fax 02890 665 520
Driver & Vehicle
Licensing Agency
(GB licence enquiries)
dvla.gov.uk
Longview Road, Swansea SA6 7JL
Tel 0300 790 6801
Fax 0300 123 1278
Minicom 0300 123 0798
Driver & Vehicle Agency
(Licensing) in Northern Ireland
dvani.gov.uk
County Hall, Castlerock Road,
Coleraine BT51 3TB
Tel 02870 341 469
24 hour tel 0345 111 222
Minicom 02870 341 380
Office of the Parliamentary
Commissioner for Administration
(The Parliamentary Ombudsman)
Millbank Tower, Millbank, London
SW1P 4QP
Tel 020 7217 4163
Fax 020 7217 4160
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The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) is
an executive agency of the Department for
Transport. You’ll see its logo at theory and
practical test centres.
DSA aims to promote road safety through
the advancement of driving standards, by
• establishing and developing high
standards and best practice in driving
and riding on the road; before people
start to drive, as they learn, and after
they pass their test
• ensuring high standards of instruction
for different types of driver and rider
• conducting the statutory theory and
practical tests efficiently, fairly and
consistently across the country
• providing a centre of excellence for
driver training and driving standards
• developing a range of publications and
other publicity material designed to
promote safe driving for life.
The Driving Standards Agency recognises
and values its customers. We will treat all
our customers with respect, and deliver our
services in an objective, polite and fair way.
dsa.gov.uk
The Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) is an
executive agency within the Department of
the Environment for Northern Ireland.
Its primary aim is to promote and improve
road safety through the advancement of
driving standards and implementation of
the Government’s policies for improving the
mechanical standards of vehicles.
dvani.gov.uk
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Contents
01 Getting started
A message from the Chief Driving Examiner 9
Before you start 10
The theory and practical tests 12
Medical requirements 13
Professional standards 16
Driver Certificate of Professional Competence 17
Responsibility and attitude 20
Work organisation 24
Manual handling techniques 30
Diet and driving ability 33
02 Understanding large
goods vehicles
Understanding LGVs 39
Forces affecting your vehicle 42
Vehicle characteristics 48
Vehicle limits 57
Vehicle maintenance 67
Loads and load restraint 85
03 Limits and regulations
Environmental impact 107
Drivers’ hours and records 115
Operator licensing - driver’s responsibilities 133
Driving in Europe 135
Your health and conduct 141
Your vehicle 152
Your driving 160
04 Driver skills
Professional driving 165
Driving at night 178
Motorway driving 184
All-weather driving 197
Avoiding and dealing with congestion 204
Green issues - helping the environment 213
Road traffic incidents 221
First aid 228
Breakdowns 231
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05 Preparing for the
driving test
About the driving test 233
The theory test 236
How to apply for your test 237
Before attending your test 239
Legal requirements 240
At the test centre 242
The official syllabus 243
06 The LGV driving test
Safety check questions 257
The reversing exercise 259
The braking exercise 261
The vehicle controls 262
Other controls 267
Moving off 268
Using the mirrors 271
Giving signals 273
Acting on signs and signals 274
Awareness and anticipation 275
Making progress 276
Controlling your speed 277
Separation distance 278
Hazards 279
Selecting a safe place to stop 296
Uncoupling and recoupling 297
Your test result 301
07 Additional information
Disqualified drivers 305
DSA service standards 306
DSA contact details 308
LGV test centres 309
Traffic commissioners and
Traffic area offices 310
Other useful addresses 312
Categories of goods vehicle licences 314
Minimum test vehicle (MTV) requirements 315
Cone positions 318
Glossary 319
Hazard labels 326
Tying a dolly knot 326
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About this book
This book will help you to
• understand what is expected of a Goods
Vehicle driver
• prepare for your practical large vehicle
driving test
• prepare for and maintain your Certificate
of Professional Competence qualification.
The information in this book should be read
in conjunction with the general driving
advice given in The Highway Code and The
Official DSA Guide to Driving - the essential
skills, which provide valuable information on
driver skills in general.
You will need this information in addition to
the specific skills detailed regarding driving
goods vehicles, shown in Section Four of
this book.
All publications are available by mail order
by calling 0870 241 4523. They are also
available from good bookshops or online at
tsoshop.co.uk/dsa
The important factors
Reading this book should help you to
appreciate the principles of driving goods
vehicles and so lead you to become a safer
driver. However, this book is a guide, and
should not be taken as a training manual.
It is only one of the important factors in
your training. The others are
• a good instructor
• plenty of practice
• your attitude
Once you have obtained your goods vehicle
licence you should take pride in your driving.
Your professionalism will be seen and
appreciated by other road users.
Driving is a life skill.
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This section covers
Before you start
The theory test
Medical requirements
Professional Standards
Driver Certificate of
Professional Competence
Responsibility and attitude
Work organisation
Manual handling techniques
Diet and driving ability
section one
GETTING
STARTED
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section one getting started
9
As the driver of a goods vehicle you have a
special responsibility – not just to yourself,
but to all other road users. A professional
driver should set an example to other
drivers by ensuring that the vehicle is
driven, at all times, with the utmost safety
and with courtesy and consideration for
everyone else on today’s busy roads.
To become a goods vehicle driver you must
possess the right attitude and approach
to your driving, together with a sound
knowledge of safe, modern driving
techniques and the ability to apply those
techniques. A high degree of skill in the
handling of your vehicle and also being
prepared to make allowances for the
mistakes and errors of others are
essential attributes.
By successfully passing your car driving
test, you’ve already shown that you’ve
reached the standard set for driving a
motor vehicle unsupervised on today’s
roads. This book sets out the knowledge
and skills that you must now demonstrate
in order to pass a vocational driving test.
Included in this revised edition is lots of
additional information to help prepare for
the extended theory and practical tests
that link to the introduction of The Driver
Certificate of Professional Competence
(CPC) in September 2009. Put the
information this book contains into practice
and you should be able to reach the higher
standards demanded. Having passed your
test, you will have demonstrated the skills
necessary to become a goods vehicle
driver and, above all, to continue to follow
DSA’s slogan of ‘
safe driving for life’
.
Trevor Wedge
Chief Driving Examiner and
Director for Safer Driving
A message from the
Chief Driving Examiner
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10
Selecting an instructor
It is important that you have the correct
training and instruction before taking
your large goods vehicle (LGV) test. DSA
has developed a voluntary register of
instructors. If you would like to take
instruction from a registered instructor,
contact
The LGV Register Section
Driving Standards Agency
The Axis Building,
112, Upper Parliament Street
Nottingham, NG1 6LP
Tel: 0115 936 6502
Applying for your licence
You should apply to the Driver and Vehicle
Licensing Agency (DVLA) in Swansea (DVA
in Northern Ireland) for the provisional
entitlement to drive large goods vehicles.
An application form is available online from
DVLA or DVA.
dvla.gov.uk / dvani.gov.uk
Licence restrictions
To drive a small goods vehicle (category
C1) you must be 18. To drive a small goods
vehicle with a trailer (category C1+E) you
must be 18, as long as the maximum
authorised mass of the combination does
not exceed 7.5 tonnes. If the maximum
authorised mass does exceed 7.5 tonnes,
you may still drive a C1+E at 18 if you hold
a CPC. Otherwise you must be 21.
In order to drive a large goods vehicle
(category C or, if driving with a trailer, C+E)
you must be 21, unless you are 18 and
• you hold an initial CPC qualification
authorising you to drive a motor vehicle
of that class, or
• the vehicle is being used in the course of
a driving lesson or driving test for the
purpose of enabling you to obtain a
driving licence or the driver CPC. You
will also need a full driving licence for
a category B vehicle and to hold a
Before you start
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Other titles in the Driving Skills series
The Official DSA Guide to Driving - the essential skills
The Official DSA Theory Test. Drivers
The Official DSA Theory Test for Car Drivers (CD-Rom)
Theory Test Extra - the official DSA guide
The Official DSA Guide to Learning to Drive
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