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What are the rules for using an electric vehicle charging point?

When an electric vehicle charging point is on private property, follow the rules stated by the company, plus use good charging etiquette. If the charging point is on public land, then you must not do anything that endangers other road…

What vehicles have speed limiters?

Some vehicles have speed limiters for safety reasons. This might be because of the likely level of driver skill, the capacity of the vehicle (e.g. brakes) or the weight of the vehicle, voluntarily or by design. Mopeds have a speed…

What’s an electric truck or electric lorry?

You might have grown up with electric milk floats delivering milk to your neighbourhood. The technology used then wasn’t advanced enough to be used in other delivery vehicles, but now it is. An electric truck or electric lorry uses batteries…

Will self-driving vehicles completely eliminate road fatalities?

Humans are the weakest link when it comes to driving. The majority of crashes are due to human error such as inattention and misjudgment; very few crashes are caused by mechanical failure. Self-driving vehicles, then, could be the panacea that…

Road users requiring extra care: Other vehicles

Rule 219 Emergency and Incident Support vehicles. You should look and listen for ambulances, fire engines, police, doctors or other emergency vehicles using flashing blue, red or green lights and sirens or flashing headlights, or Highways Agency Traffic Officer and…

Vehicle condition: lorries and passenger carrying vehicles

This article covers maintenance and vehicle checks for heavy goods vehicles and passenger carrying vehicles that you will need to know for your Highway Code theory test. Coupling and uncoupling a trailer The fifth wheel coupling is used to connect…

New rules on bringing laden vehicles for driving tests

New rules for laden vehicles are coming into effect. You must bring laden vehicles for driving tests in the following categories from Friday 15 November 2013: B+E – car and trailer C1+E – medium sized goods vehicle and trailer C –…