As well as driving articulated vehicles under STGO rules, Craig often drives a 3.5 tonne rigid panel van liveried as an escort vehicle. The van is fitted with a hands-free telephone.
Craig generally drives this vehicle when doing overtime at a weekend and is additional to his normal duties as an LGV driver.
Craig averages a 48 hour working week.
Craig generally drives this vehicle when doing overtime at a weekend and is additional to his normal duties as an LGV driver.
Craig averages a 48 hour working week.
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Correct Answer: C
Explanation: • Red: No, these are reserved for certain vehicles used by the fire brigade.
• Blue: No. these are reserved for the emergency services (police, ambulance, fire brigade and coastguard).
• Green: No these are reserved for use by authorised doctors responding to emergency calls.
• Orange: Yes, this is the only colour that can be used by an escort vehicle.
Explanation: • Red: No, these are reserved for certain vehicles used by the fire brigade.
• Blue: No. these are reserved for the emergency services (police, ambulance, fire brigade and coastguard).
• Green: No these are reserved for use by authorised doctors responding to emergency calls.
• Orange: Yes, this is the only colour that can be used by an escort vehicle.
2. 2 days advance notice to the police is required when a vehicle or its load exceeds what width limits?
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Correct Answer: B
Explanation: • 2.5 metres: No, a normal large goods vehicle would be 2.55 metres wide.
• 3.5 metres: No, once it reaches this limit it will not only require 2 days notification to the police but also an attendant must be carried on the vehicle.
• 3.9 metres: No.
• 2.9 metres: Yes, or where a load projects more than 305 mm on either side of the vehicle.
Explanation: • 2.5 metres: No, a normal large goods vehicle would be 2.55 metres wide.
• 3.5 metres: No, once it reaches this limit it will not only require 2 days notification to the police but also an attendant must be carried on the vehicle.
• 3.9 metres: No.
• 2.9 metres: Yes, or where a load projects more than 305 mm on either side of the vehicle.
Correct Answer: A
Explanation: • Improve your safety: No. it is definitely better than using a hand-held device (which is, in any case, illegal) but it would be better to take or make calls only when the vehicle is safely parked.
• Reduce your view to the front: No, any devices like this should be fitted so that they do not interfere with a drivers vision to the front, sides or mirrors otherwise they may be illegal.
• Increase your concentration levels: No, this would certainly not increase your concentration.
• Divert your attention: Yes.
Explanation: • Improve your safety: No. it is definitely better than using a hand-held device (which is, in any case, illegal) but it would be better to take or make calls only when the vehicle is safely parked.
• Reduce your view to the front: No, any devices like this should be fitted so that they do not interfere with a drivers vision to the front, sides or mirrors otherwise they may be illegal.
• Increase your concentration levels: No, this would certainly not increase your concentration.
• Divert your attention: Yes.
4. Which of the following items lists the likely effect or effects of using a hand-held phone when driving?
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Correct Answer: C
Explanation: • Faster reactions: No. using any type of phone, whether hands-free or not would certainly not improve a driver's reaction times.
• Greater awareness of possible dangers: No. it would not help in this respect.
• You could be fined a maximum of £1,000 in court: No. this would be the case if the driver was driving a car.
• Loss of control of the vehicle and a maximum fine of £2.500 in court: Yes, this is very likely to happen which is why it is illegal to use such a device whilst driving and the maximum fine for drivers of coaches and goods vehicles is far greater than that for drivers of cars and small vans.
Explanation: • Faster reactions: No. using any type of phone, whether hands-free or not would certainly not improve a driver's reaction times.
• Greater awareness of possible dangers: No. it would not help in this respect.
• You could be fined a maximum of £1,000 in court: No. this would be the case if the driver was driving a car.
• Loss of control of the vehicle and a maximum fine of £2.500 in court: Yes, this is very likely to happen which is why it is illegal to use such a device whilst driving and the maximum fine for drivers of coaches and goods vehicles is far greater than that for drivers of cars and small vans.
5. In terms of record keeping, which of the following statements is true when Craig drives the escort vehicle?
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Correct Answer: B
Explanation: • He must keep a tachograph record: No, as this vehicle does not exceed 3.5 tonnes it will not be fitted with a tachograph.
• He must make a manual entry on his digital tachograph: No, he may not have access to a digital tachograph machine.
• He does not need to keep a record because the vehicle is under 3.5 tonnes: No, EU rules require that whenever a driver drives a vehicle in scope for any part of a week then s/he must keep a full record of all work completed that week (Driving the 3.5 tonne vehicle will count as "other work' and not 'driving').
• He must keep a record: Yes, that record can be on a domestic record sheet, the reverse of an analogue tachograph sheet or some other acceptable form.
Explanation: • He must keep a tachograph record: No, as this vehicle does not exceed 3.5 tonnes it will not be fitted with a tachograph.
• He must make a manual entry on his digital tachograph: No, he may not have access to a digital tachograph machine.
• He does not need to keep a record because the vehicle is under 3.5 tonnes: No, EU rules require that whenever a driver drives a vehicle in scope for any part of a week then s/he must keep a full record of all work completed that week (Driving the 3.5 tonne vehicle will count as "other work' and not 'driving').
• He must keep a record: Yes, that record can be on a domestic record sheet, the reverse of an analogue tachograph sheet or some other acceptable form.
6. Under the Working Time Directive, what is the maximum number of hours that Craig can work in any one week?
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Correct Answer: C
Explanation: • 48: No. this is the maximum average number of hours that a person may work in a 'reference period'.
• 56: No. this is the maximum number of hours that a person may drive in a week under EU 561/2006.
• 90: No. this is the maximum number of hours that a person may drive in a fortnight under EU 561/2006.
• 60: Yes.
Explanation: • 48: No. this is the maximum average number of hours that a person may work in a 'reference period'.
• 56: No. this is the maximum number of hours that a person may drive in a week under EU 561/2006.
• 90: No. this is the maximum number of hours that a person may drive in a fortnight under EU 561/2006.
• 60: Yes.
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: • 48 including hours spent driving this van: No. as this van does not exceed 3.5 tonnes, hours spent driving it count only towards the duty limit and not the driving limit and neither is 48 hours the correct number.
• 48 excluding hours spent driving this van: No. as this van does not exceed 3.5 tonnes, hours spent driving it count only towards the duty limit and not the driving limit and neither is 48 hours the correct number.
• 56 including hours spent driving this van: No. as this van does not exceed 3.5 tonnes, hours spent driving it count only towards the duty limit and not the driving limit.
• 56 excluding hours spent driving this van: Yes, as it does not exceed 3.5 tonnes, hours spent driving this van count only towards duty time and not towards driving time.
Explanation: • 48 including hours spent driving this van: No. as this van does not exceed 3.5 tonnes, hours spent driving it count only towards the duty limit and not the driving limit and neither is 48 hours the correct number.
• 48 excluding hours spent driving this van: No. as this van does not exceed 3.5 tonnes, hours spent driving it count only towards the duty limit and not the driving limit and neither is 48 hours the correct number.
• 56 including hours spent driving this van: No. as this van does not exceed 3.5 tonnes, hours spent driving it count only towards the duty limit and not the driving limit.
• 56 excluding hours spent driving this van: Yes, as it does not exceed 3.5 tonnes, hours spent driving this van count only towards duty time and not towards driving time.
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: • Category A: No, this is for motorcycles.
• Category C: No, Although this would enable a person to drive this vehicle, it is not the minimum required by law.
• Category D: No, this permits the driving of small passenger vehicles up to a maximum of 16 passenger seats.
• Category B: Yes, this permits the driving of vehicles up to but not exceeding 3,500 kg.
Explanation: • Category A: No, this is for motorcycles.
• Category C: No, Although this would enable a person to drive this vehicle, it is not the minimum required by law.
• Category D: No, this permits the driving of small passenger vehicles up to a maximum of 16 passenger seats.
• Category B: Yes, this permits the driving of vehicles up to but not exceeding 3,500 kg.