What the rules require, and what the job actually asks
Eighty questions we are asked by drivers, fleet officers and transporters, answered short and sourced. Where an answer states law rather than practice, it carries the rule it comes from.
113 questions · 8 topics
Hazardous goods safety
What the cargo is, how it is classified, and what the law asks of the driver.
26 questions02Driving with a hazardous load
Loading, the road, the halts, and what changes when the tank behind you is part full.
13 questions03Fire safety
What burns, which extinguisher, and the point at which you stop fighting and leave.
11 questions04First aid on the road
The few minutes before help arrives, and the things worth doing in them.
11 questions05Traffic rules and penalties
What the law requires, what it costs to ignore, and which papers must be in the vehicle.
16 questions06Road safety
What the national figures actually say, and what they say about driving.
11 questions07Driving and vehicle care
The habits that keep a heavy vehicle out of trouble, and the checks that take four minutes.
11 questions08Licence, training and testing
How a licence is actually earned — the hours, the syllabus, the test, and what an accredited centre changes about it.
14 questionsNot answered here?
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