10 questions, graded as you go, with the reason for every answer. No sign-up.
What this covers
Modes
Driver cards
Cards
Time
Analogue charts
Records
Operator duties
Calibration
Faults
Enforcement
Sample questions
A driver is told on arrival that unloading will start in 90 minutes. The driver may leave the cab but must stay on call in case a bay comes free sooner. Which mode should be selected?
Other work
Driving
Break or rest only
Period of availability
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D. Period of availability
Waiting time whose likely length is known in advance, and during which the driver need not remain at the workstation, is a period of availability. It would be other work if the driver had to stay ready with no idea how long the wait would be.
Reference: Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations 2005, regulation 2; DVSA guidance: Drivers' hours and tachographs, goods vehicles
How many driver cards may a driver hold and use?
One for each employer
One for each vehicle
Two, with one as a spare
Only one, their own
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D. Only one, their own
A driver may hold only one valid card, which is personal and used with every employer and vehicle. Using someone else's card, or holding a second card, is a serious offence.
Which type of tachograph card allows an operator to lock and download its own data from the vehicle unit?
Control card
Company card
Workshop card
Driver card
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B. Company card
The company card lets the operator lock in and download data relating to its own operations. A control card is used by enforcement officers, and a workshop card by approved calibration centres.
