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e 1
Fo
rew
ord
T
he
re a
re n
um
ero
us b
od
ies
in
sp
ec
tin
g h
ac
kn
ey c
arr
iag
e a
nd
pri
va
te h
ire
ve
hic
les
, V
OS
A i
s s
up
po
rtiv
e o
f th
e
Pu
bli
c A
uth
ori
ty T
ran
sp
ort
Ne
two
rk (
PA
TN
) in
itia
tive
to
de
ve
lop
an
d s
ha
re b
es
t p
rac
tic
e.
A c
om
mo
n s
tan
da
rd
ap
pli
ed
co
ns
iste
ntl
y a
cro
ss
th
e c
ou
ntr
y w
ill
no
do
ub
t b
en
efi
t a
ll i
nvo
lve
d i
n t
he
in
du
str
y.
VO
SA
ho
pe
s t
ha
t lo
ca
l a
uth
ori
tie
s c
on
sid
er
the
gu
ide
wh
en
sett
ing
in
sp
ec
tio
n s
tan
da
rds
an
d a
cti
ve
ly p
art
icip
ate
in i
ts f
utu
re d
eve
lop
me
nt.
Ph
ilip
Ba
ile
y
SV
A a
nd
IV
A P
olic
y E
ngin
ee
r (L
igh
t V
eh
icle
s)
Ve
hic
le &
Ope
rato
r S
erv
ice
s A
ge
ncy
Ro
ad
wo
rth
ine
ss &
Te
stin
g P
olic
y G
rou
p
Pag
e 2
BE
ST
PR
AC
TIC
E G
UID
E F
OR
TH
E I
NS
PE
CT
ION
OF
H
AC
KN
EY
CA
RR
IAG
E &
PR
IVA
TE
HIR
E V
EH
ICL
ES
PA
RT
1
IN
TR
OD
UC
TIO
N
T
his
best pra
ctice g
uid
e s
ets
out th
e p
roce
dure
s a
nd s
tandard
s f
or
those w
ho c
arr
y o
ut in
spections o
f hackney c
arr
iage &
pri
va
te h
ire v
ehic
les.
It is r
ecom
mended th
at th
e g
uid
e is a
lso m
ade f
reely
ava
ilable
to o
wn
ers
, pro
pri
eto
rs, opera
tors
and
dri
vers
of
hackne
y c
arr
iage &
pri
va
te h
ire
veh
icle
s,
who m
ay f
ind
it
usefu
l as it
deta
ils the
sta
nd
ard
s that
ve
hic
les a
re s
ubje
cte
d to
. T
he g
uid
e a
lso
expla
ins the r
easons w
hy,
a v
eh
icle
pre
sente
d f
or
inspectio
n, h
as n
ot
bee
n issue
d w
ith a
pass c
ert
ific
ate
.
Pag
e 3
INT
RO
DU
CT
ION
1.1
B
ES
T P
RA
CT
ICE
GU
IDE
T
his
Best
Pra
ctice G
uid
e h
as b
een p
repare
d b
y t
he T
echnic
al O
ffic
er
Gro
up (
TO
G)
to a
ssis
t H
ackney C
arr
iag
e (
HC
) and
Private
Hire
Vehic
le (
PH
V)
opera
tors
, vehic
le p
resente
rs, lic
ensin
g a
uth
orities a
nd v
ehic
le inspecto
rs
It is inte
nded that
this
Best
Pra
ctice G
uid
e w
ill e
ndors
e a
min
imum
national vehic
le inspection s
tandard
. It
will
be a
ppre
cia
ted t
hat
it is
for
indiv
idua
l lo
cal lic
ensin
g a
uth
orities t
o r
each t
he
ir o
wn d
ecis
ions,
both
on o
vera
ll polic
ies a
nd o
n indiv
idua
l in
spection s
tandard
s,
in t
he lig
ht of
their o
wn o
pera
tional needs a
nd g
eo
gra
phic
al circum
sta
nces.
Various i
nte
reste
d p
art
ies,
inclu
din
g t
he D
epart
ment
for
Tra
nsport
(D
fT),
Vehic
le &
Opera
tor
Serv
ices A
gency (
VO
SA
), D
isable
d
Pers
ons T
ransport
Advis
ory
Com
mitte
e (
DP
TA
C)
and t
he I
nstitu
te o
f Lic
ensin
g, have b
een c
onsulted o
n this
Best
Pra
ctice G
uid
e.
The T
echnic
al
Off
icer
Gro
up c
om
mends t
he D
fT f
or
the p
roduction o
f th
e T
axi
and P
rivate
Hire V
ehic
le L
icensin
g:
Best
Pra
ctice
Guid
ance.
Vehic
le o
pera
tors
, lo
cal
licensin
g a
uth
orities a
nd v
ehic
le i
nspecto
rs a
re s
trong
ly a
dvis
ed t
o r
efe
r to
the D
fT g
uid
e i
n
conju
nction w
ith t
his
Best
Pra
ctice G
uid
e. M
ore
info
rma
tion c
an b
e o
bta
ined o
n the D
fT w
eb s
ite a
t:
ww
w.d
ft.g
ov.u
k
1.2
A
PP
LIC
AT
ION
TO
DE
VO
LV
ED
AD
MIN
IST
RA
TIO
NS
The D
epart
ment
for
Tra
nsport
(D
fT)
has r
esponsib
ility
for
HC
and P
HV
leg
isla
tion i
n E
ng
land a
nd W
ale
s a
nd,
accord
ing
ly,
the
guid
ance t
hat
has b
een p
ublis
hed w
ill b
e d
irecte
d a
t lo
cal auth
orities in E
ng
land a
nd W
ale
s.
Responsib
ility
for
HC
and P
HV
lic
ensin
g
in S
cotland and
N
ort
hern
Ir
ela
nd is
de
volv
ed,
but
the
re
spective A
dm
inis
trations have been in
volv
ed
in
th
e pre
para
tion of
the
Lic
ensin
g G
uid
ance a
nd w
ill d
ecid
e f
or
them
selv
es t
he e
xte
nt to
whic
h t
hey w
ish t
o m
ake u
se o
f or
adapt to
suit their o
wn p
urp
oses.
1.3
T
EC
HN
ICA
L S
AF
ET
Y I
SS
UE
S
The a
im o
f a l
ocal
licensin
g a
uth
ority
is t
o p
rote
ct
the p
ublic
. Local
licensin
g a
uth
orities w
ill b
e a
ware
that
the p
ublic
should
have
reasonable
access t
o s
afe
and w
ell
main
tain
ed H
C a
nd P
HV
s.
For
exam
ple
, it is c
learly im
port
ant
that
som
ebody u
sin
g a
HC
or
PH
V
should
be c
onfident th
at th
e v
ehic
le is s
afe
.
To t
his
end,
this
best
pra
ctice g
uid
e w
ill d
eta
il sp
ecific
vehic
le s
afe
ty issu
es b
ased o
n e
xpert
technic
al know
ledg
e a
nd e
xp
erience o
f th
e T
echnic
al
Off
icer
Gro
up (
TO
G).
This
guid
e w
ill f
ocus t
here
fore
on t
echnic
al
safe
ty i
ssues a
nd m
ake r
ecom
mendations t
ow
ard
s
safe
work
ing
pra
ctices.
For
exam
ple
, th
e T
OG
support
s t
he D
fT r
ecom
mendation t
hat
there
is n
o u
pper
ag
e l
imit f
or
HC
and P
HV
s
pro
vid
ed t
here
is d
ocum
enta
ry e
vid
ence t
o s
upport
a r
outine m
ain
tenance r
eg
ime.
Pag
e 4
Local lic
ensin
g a
uth
orities w
ill w
ant
to e
nsure
that
each
of
their v
arious lic
ensin
g r
eq
uirem
ents
is p
roperly justified b
y t
he r
isk it
aim
s
to a
ddre
ss.
This
is n
ot
to p
ropose t
hat
a d
eta
iled,
ove
r-zealo
us inspection r
eg
ime c
reate
s d
ifficultie
s f
or
the H
C a
nd P
HV
tra
des b
ut
prim
arily
to p
rom
ote
vehic
le s
afe
ty f
or
the p
rote
ctio
n o
f passeng
ers
and n
ot fo
r th
e b
enefit of
opera
tors
. 1.4
S
CO
PE
OF
TH
E G
UID
AN
CE
T
his
guid
ance d
elib
era
tely
seeks t
o e
mbra
ce s
afe
ty a
spects
of
vehic
le i
nspections u
sin
g,
as a
basic
inspection s
tandard
, th
ose laid
dow
n in
T
he M
OT
In
spection M
anual
for
Car
& Lig
ht
Com
merc
ial
Vehic
le T
esting
is
sued by V
OS
A.
This
B
est
Pra
ctice
G
uid
e
pro
vid
es a
dditio
nal te
sting r
eq
uirem
ents
to t
hose in t
he M
OT
Inspection M
anual. I
t is
advis
ed t
hat
local lic
ensin
g a
uth
orities u
se t
he
Best
Pra
ctice G
uid
e in c
onju
nction w
ith t
he V
OS
A M
OT
Inspection M
anual as a
n a
dvocate
to p
ublic
safe
ty.
This
Best
Pra
ctice G
uid
e h
as b
een d
evelo
ped t
o p
rovid
e a
ll lo
cal
licen
sin
g a
uth
orities w
ith a
benchm
ark
with r
eg
ard
to v
ehic
le
inspections a
nd s
afe
ty.
1.5
S
PE
CIF
ICA
TIO
N O
F V
EH
ICL
E T
YP
ES
TH
AT
MA
Y B
E L
ICE
NS
ED
T
he leg
isla
tion g
ives local auth
orities a
wid
e r
ange o
f dis
cre
tion o
ver
the t
ypes o
f vehic
le t
hat
they c
an lic
ense a
s H
C o
r P
HV
s.
Som
e
auth
orities s
pecify c
onditio
ns t
hat in
pra
ctice c
an o
nly
be m
et by p
urp
ose-b
uilt
vehic
les b
ut
the m
ajo
rity
lic
ense
a r
ang
e o
f vehic
les.
Norm
ally
, best
pra
ctice i
s f
or
local
licensin
g a
uth
oritie
s t
o a
dopt
the p
rincip
le o
f specifyin
g a
s m
any d
iffe
rent
types o
f vehic
les a
s
possib
le.
Indeed,
local
licensin
g a
uth
orities m
ight
usefu
lly s
pecify o
nly
genera
l crite
ria,
(such a
s v
ehic
les w
ith f
our
doors
as H
C)
leavin
g it
open t
o t
he H
C a
nd P
HV
tra
des t
o p
ut
forw
ard
vehic
les o
f th
eir o
wn c
hoic
e w
hic
h c
an b
e s
how
n t
o m
eet
those c
rite
ria.
In
that w
ay,
there
can b
e f
lexib
ility
for
new
vehic
le t
ypes t
o b
e r
eadily
taken into
account.
It i
s s
ugg
este
d t
hat
local
licensin
g a
uth
orities s
hould
be p
art
icula
rly c
autious a
bout
specifyin
g o
nly
purp
ose-b
uilt
HC
, w
ith t
he s
tric
t constr
ain
t on s
upply
that
this
im
plie
s.
(There
are
at
pre
sent
only
tw
o d
esig
ns o
f purp
ose-b
uilt
HC
.) H
ow
ever,
purp
ose-b
uilt
vehic
les
are
am
ong
st th
ose that a local lic
ensin
g a
uth
ority
could
be e
xpecte
d to lic
ense.
1.6
A
CC
ES
SIB
ILIT
Y
In a
dditio
n t
o t
heir g
enera
l conditio
ns,
local lic
ensin
g a
uth
orities w
ill w
ant
to c
onsid
er
the a
ccessib
ility
for
dis
able
d p
eople
(in
clu
din
g -
but
not
only
- p
eople
wh
o n
eed t
o t
ravel
in a
wheelc
hair)
of
the v
ehic
les t
hey l
icense a
s H
ackney C
arr
iag
e.
For
more
deta
ils,
see
Section 2
– A
ccessib
ility
. Lic
ensin
g a
uth
orities w
ill b
e a
ware
that
it r
em
ain
s t
he
Depart
ment
for
Tra
nsport
's i
nte
ntion t
o m
ake a
ccessib
ility
reg
ula
tions f
or
Hackney C
arr
iag
e v
ehic
les u
nder
the D
isabili
ty D
iscrim
ina
tion A
ct
1995.
In t
he m
eantim
e,
licensin
g a
uth
orities a
re e
ncoura
ged t
o
intr
oduce H
C a
ccessib
ility
polic
ies f
or
their a
reas.
Pag
e 5
1.7
T
YP
E A
PP
RO
VA
L
It m
ay b
e t
hat
from
tim
e t
o t
ime a
local lic
ensin
g a
uth
ority
will
be a
sked t
o lic
ense,
as a
HC
or
PH
V,
a v
ehic
le t
hat
has b
een im
port
ed
independently (
that
is,
by s
om
ebody o
ther
than t
he m
anufa
ctu
rer)
. S
uch a
vehic
le m
ight
meet
the l
ocal
licensin
g a
uth
ority
's c
rite
ria
for
licensin
g,
but
may n
oneth
ele
ss b
e u
ncert
ain
about
the w
ider
rule
s f
or
fore
ign v
ehic
les b
ein
g u
sed in t
he U
K.
Such v
ehic
les w
ill b
e
subje
ct
to t
he 'ty
pe a
ppro
val'
rule
s.
For
passenger
cars
up t
o 1
0 y
ears
old
at
the t
ime o
f firs
t G
B r
eg
istr
ation,
this
means m
eeting
the
technic
al sta
ndard
s o
f either:
� European
Whole
Vehic
le T
ype a
ppro
val;
� British National T
ype a
ppro
val; o
r � British Si
ng
le V
ehic
le A
ppro
val (b
efo
re 2
9 A
pril 2009
) or:
� Individua
l V
ehic
le A
ppro
val (
from
29 A
pril 2009)
M
ost
reg
istr
ation c
ert
ific
ate
s i
ssued s
ince l
ate
1998 s
hould
indic
ate
the a
ppro
val
sta
tus o
f th
e v
ehic
le.
Furt
her
info
rmation a
bout
these r
eq
uirem
ents
and the p
rocedure
s for
licensin
g a
nd r
eg
iste
ring im
port
ed v
ehic
les c
an b
e s
een a
t:
w
ww
.dft
.go
v.u
k
Vo
lun
tary
In
sp
ecti
on
s
Vehic
les t
hat
are
already r
eg
iste
red f
or
use i
n t
he U
K a
re n
ot
elig
ible
for
a S
ing
le V
ehic
le A
ppro
val, h
ow
ever,
there
are
situations
where
evid
ence o
f com
plia
nce w
ith t
he a
ppro
va
l sta
ndard
would
be b
en
eficia
l or
be a
req
uirem
ent.
An e
xam
ple
would
be a
local
licensin
g a
uth
ority
that
may r
eq
uire e
vid
ence o
f com
plia
nce f
or
a v
ehic
le t
hat
has b
een m
odifie
d s
ince o
rig
inal re
gis
tration,
or
where
evid
ence o
f com
plia
nce is b
ein
g u
sed a
s p
art
of
a c
ontr
actu
al ag
reem
ent
on a
modifie
d v
ehic
le.
To f
acili
tate
th
is r
eq
uirem
ent
a n
on-
sta
tuto
ry "
Volu
nta
ry S
VA
" or
“Volu
nta
ry I
VA
” te
st
is a
vaila
ble
. T
he t
est
crite
ria a
pplie
d w
ill b
e d
epen
da
nt
on t
he v
ehic
le c
ate
gory
/cla
ss
nom
inate
d o
n t
he a
pplic
ation f
orm
VS
VA
1. T
he fees a
re the s
am
e a
s those a
ppro
priate
to the p
art
icula
r cla
ss o
f vehic
le/t
est re
quired
oth
er
than V
AT
is p
ayable
. If t
he v
ehic
le is f
ound t
o m
eet
the r
eq
uirem
ents
a lett
er
of
com
plia
nce w
ith t
he t
echnic
al sta
ndard
s w
ill b
e
issued a
nd n
ot
a M
inis
ter's A
ppro
val cert
ific
ate
. T
he lett
er
of com
plia
nce is n
ot accepta
ble
for
First Lic
ensin
g/R
eg
istr
ation p
urp
oses.
It i
s im
port
an
t fo
r lo
cal
lice
nsi
ng a
uth
ori
ties
to i
nsi
st t
hat
at
least
on
e of
the
ab
ove
‘typ
e ap
pro
vals
’ is
pro
du
ced
pri
or
to a
ny i
mp
ort
ed v
ehic
le b
ein
g l
icen
sed
as
a H
ack
ney
Carr
iage
or
Pri
vate
Hir
e V
ehic
le.
Pag
e 6
1.8
V
EH
ICL
E T
ES
TIN
G
There
is c
onsid
era
ble
va
riation b
etw
een local lic
ensin
g a
uth
orities o
n v
ehic
le t
esting. T
his
best
pra
ctice g
uid
e p
rovid
es local lic
ensin
g
auth
orities w
ith a
min
imum
sta
ndard
for
vehic
le i
nspections.
All
HC
and P
HV
must
be
main
tain
ed t
o n
o less t
han t
he s
tandard
s s
et
out
in the V
OS
A p
ublic
ation 'M
OT
Inspection M
an
ual -
Car
and L
ight
Com
merc
ial',
IS
BN
0-9
549239-0
-1.
A
s t
he t
erm
im
plie
s,
hackney c
arr
iag
e a
nd p
rivate
hire v
ehic
les a
re v
ehic
les u
sed f
or
hire a
nd r
ew
ard
purp
oses a
nd
as s
uch a
re
subje
ct
to m
uch hig
her
annual
mile
ag
es and m
ore
ard
uous drivin
g th
an norm
al
private
vehic
les.
There
fore
, in
th
e in
tere
sts
of
passeng
er
and o
ther
road u
ser’s s
afe
ty,
a m
ore
str
ing
en
t m
ain
tenance a
nd t
esting r
eg
ime is r
eq
uired.
The p
urp
ose o
f th
e H
C &
PH
V t
est
is t
o c
onfirm
veh
icle
s m
eet
these m
ore
str
ing
ent
sta
ndard
s.
Vehic
les m
ust
be s
ub
mitte
d f
ully
pre
pare
d f
or
the t
est.
It i
s n
ot
inte
nded t
hat
the t
est
be u
sed i
n l
ieu o
f a r
eg
ula
r pre
venta
tive m
ain
ten
ance p
rog
ram
me
. I
f in
the
opin
ion o
f th
e v
ehic
le e
xam
iner
the v
ehic
le h
as n
ot
bee
n f
ully
pre
pare
d,
the t
est
will
be t
erm
inate
d a
nd a
furt
her
full
test
could
be
req
uired.
It is a
n o
ffence u
nder
the r
oad tra
ffic
reg
ula
tions to
use a
n u
nro
adw
ort
hy v
ehic
le o
n t
he p
ublic
hig
hw
ay.
HC
& P
HV
opera
tors
faili
ng
to m
ain
tain
their v
ehic
les in a
safe
and r
oadw
ort
hy c
onditio
n m
ay h
ave
their lic
ence s
uspended,
curt
aile
d
or
revoked b
y the L
ocal L
icensin
g A
uth
ority
. T
his
B
est
Pra
ctice G
uid
e should
be
re
ad in
conju
nction w
ith V
ehic
le &
O
pera
tor
Serv
ices A
gency (V
OS
A)
public
atio
n 'M
OT
In
spection M
anual
- C
ar
and L
ight
Com
merc
ial
Vehic
le T
esting',
ISB
N 0
-9549239-0
-1 o
r as a
mended.
This
best
pra
ctice g
uid
e
pro
vid
es a
w
ork
ing
docum
ent
for
those w
ho i
nspect,
main
tain
and p
repare
vehic
les f
or
inspection p
rior
to b
ein
g i
ssued w
ith a
hackney c
arr
iag
e o
r private
hire lic
ence.
Although d
eta
iled in its
conte
nt th
e b
est pra
ctice g
uid
e is n
ot
exha
ustive.
H
ow
ever,
in a
ssessin
g t
he m
echanic
al conditio
n o
f a v
ehic
le,
it is m
ore
lik
ely
an ite
m w
hic
h w
ould
ord
inarily
pa
ss a
n M
OT
test
with
an a
dvis
ory
note
, could
fail
the H
C &
PH
V test.
Pag
e 7
2
NO
VE
LT
Y V
EH
ICL
ES
(S
TR
ET
CH
ED
LIM
OU
SIN
ES
) T
his
section o
f th
e b
est
pra
ctice g
uid
e o
ffers
advic
e t
o l
ocal
licensin
g a
uth
orities o
n t
he r
eq
uirem
ents
for
licen
sin
g n
ovelty v
ehic
les.
The s
tandard
of
the t
est
for
novelty v
eh
icle
s w
ill b
e a
t th
e s
am
e s
tandard
as f
or
oth
er
private
hire v
ehic
les.
That
is;
as a
basic
in
spection s
tandard
, th
ose l
aid
do
wn i
n T
he M
OT
Inspectio
n M
anual
for
Car
& L
ight
Com
merc
ial
Vehic
le T
esting
issu
ed b
y V
OS
A
and t
his
best
pra
ctice g
uid
e.
(F
or
the p
urp
ose o
f cla
rity
, novelty v
ehic
les in t
his
guid
e w
ill r
efe
r to
str
etc
h lim
ousin
es o
nly
until such
tim
es a
s furt
her
guid
ance is o
bta
ined o
n a
ny o
ther
such v
ehic
le, i.e. fire
tenders
etc
).
A n
ovelty v
eh
icle
shall
only
be r
eg
iste
red a
s a
private
hire v
ehic
le if
it c
om
plie
s w
ith t
he f
ollo
win
g c
onditio
ns:
� Vehicles w
ith n
o m
ore
than 8
passeng
er
seats
as indic
ate
d o
n t
he V
5C
. T
he V
5C
will
sta
te t
he n
um
ber
of
seats
and
mu
st
be
pro
du
ced
to
th
e l
ocal
licen
sin
g a
uth
ori
ty p
rio
r to
th
e v
eh
icle
bein
g l
icen
ced
or
insp
ecte
d.
If t
he n
um
ber
of
seats
diffe
rs t
o
what
is i
ndic
ate
d o
n t
he V
5C
, th
en c
onta
ct
VO
SA
and y
ou
r lo
cal
are
a T
raff
ic C
om
mis
sio
ner
imm
edia
tely
. F
ailu
re t
o p
roduce a
valid
and c
urr
ent V
5C
for
the v
ehic
le t
o b
e teste
d c
ou
ld r
esult in r
efu
sal to
inspect th
e v
ehic
le.
� Evidence o
f either
Euro
pean C
om
munity W
hole
Vehic
le T
ype A
ppro
val (E
CW
VT
A)
or
Sin
gle
Vehic
le A
ppro
val (S
VA
) or
Indiv
idual V
ehic
le A
ppro
val (I
VA
) bein
g p
resente
d f
or
inspection.
� Local l
icensin
g
auth
orities
may
consid
er,
as
novelty
vehic
les
are
not
facto
ry
pro
duced,
that
a
recom
mended
vehic
le
main
tenance i
nspection b
e a
pplie
d e
very
10 w
eeks.
The f
req
uency o
f m
ain
tenance i
nspections i
s r
ecom
mended b
y T
raff
ic
Com
mis
sio
ners
, V
OS
A a
nd t
he N
ational Lim
ousin
e a
nd C
ha
uff
eur
Associa
tion (
NLC
A).
� The ins
pection s
tandard
s t
o b
e a
pplie
d t
o n
ovelty v
eh
icle
s a
re t
he s
am
e s
tandard
s a
s t
hose a
pplie
d t
o o
ther
hackney c
arr
iag
e
and p
rivate
hire v
ehic
les w
ith t
he f
ollo
win
g a
dditio
ns:
o
Any a
dditio
na
l item
pre
vio
usly
mentioned i
n t
his
para
gra
ph w
ith r
eg
ard
to s
eating
capacity,
the p
roduction o
f th
e r
ele
vant
docum
ents
and fre
quency o
f vehic
le inspections.
o
See S
ection 4
– T
yre
s a
nd r
oadw
heels
. R
efe
rence in t
his
section is m
ade to tyre
rating to b
e a
pplie
d t
o n
ovelty v
ehic
les.
o
See S
ection 1
2 -
Vehic
le I
dentification N
um
ber
(VIN
). V
IN m
ark
ing
s s
hould
be c
hecked t
o e
nsure
com
plia
nce,
seating
capacitie
s a
nd u
ndue s
tresses.
Local lic
ensin
g a
uth
orities a
re s
trong
ly a
dvis
ed t
o o
bta
in a
decla
ration,
from
the o
pera
tor
of
a lic
ensed n
ove
lty v
ehic
le,
that
the
vehic
les w
ith s
ide
facin
g s
eats
will
never
be
used t
o c
arr
y p
asseng
ers
under
16 y
ears
of
ag
e,
reg
ard
less o
f w
heth
er
the
veh
icle
is f
itte
d w
ith
or
wit
ho
ut
seatb
elt
s.
Pag
e 8
It i
s s
trong
ly a
dvis
ed t
hat
notices f
orb
iddin
g c
hild
ren
to b
e c
arr
ied i
n s
ide f
acin
g s
eats
are
dis
pla
yed i
n p
rom
inent
positio
ns,
i.e.
on
entr
y t
o t
he p
assenger
com
part
ment
and o
n e
ither
sid
e o
f th
e p
asseng
er
com
part
ment. L
ocal lic
ensin
g a
uth
oritie
s m
ay a
lso r
eq
uire
additio
nal outw
ard
facin
g s
igns a
dja
cent to
all
entr
ance
/exit d
oors
to t
he p
asseng
er
com
part
ment.
3
GE
NE
RA
L I
NF
OR
MA
TIO
N
Only
vehic
les c
om
ply
ing
with t
he f
ollo
win
g c
onditio
ns w
ill g
enera
lly b
e c
onsid
ere
d f
or
licensin
g a
s p
rivate
hir
e v
ehic
les:
- � Cars fitte
d w
ith a
t le
ast fo
ur
doors
and f
our
wheels
.
� Right-hand d
rive v
ehic
les -
with t
he e
xception o
f str
etc
h lim
ousin
es (
where
applic
able
).
� Vehicles w
ith a
deq
uate
space f
or
lugg
ag
e.
� Vehicles m
ust be c
apable
of
carr
yin
g a
t le
ast fo
ur
and n
ot m
ore
than e
ight passeng
ers
in a
dditio
n to t
he d
river.
� With the exception o
f str
etc
h lim
ousin
es,
vehic
les w
ill n
ot
be a
ccepte
d w
ith b
lacked o
ut
win
do
ws.
Passeng
ers
bein
g c
arr
ied in t
he
vehic
le m
ust
be v
isib
le f
rom
the o
uts
ide. In
exceptional circum
sta
nces, tinte
d w
indo
ws m
ay b
e a
ccepta
ble
.
� To allow a t
horo
ug
h e
xam
ination o
f a v
ehic
le o
r any p
art
there
of,
it
must
be p
resente
d f
or
test
in a
cle
an
conditio
n.
The v
ehic
le
pre
sente
d,
will
fail
the t
est
if,
in t
he o
pin
ion o
f th
e v
ehic
le e
xam
iner,
the v
ehic
le i
s s
o d
irty
that
it w
ou
ld b
e u
nre
asonable
for
the
test to
be c
arr
ied o
ut.
� A test will not
be c
arr
ied o
ut
unle
ss t
he L
icense fee/E
xam
ination F
ee h
as b
een p
aid
in a
dvance.
Sta
tem
en
t o
f U
nd
ert
akin
gs a
nd
Decla
rati
on
: In
the i
nte
rests
of
road a
nd p
asseng
er
safe
ty,
the l
icen
ced o
pera
tor
undert
akes t
o m
ake p
roper
arr
ang
em
ents
so t
hat
vehic
les a
re
kept
in a
roadw
ort
hy c
onditio
n a
t all
tim
es.
Pag
e 9
AC
KN
OW
LE
DG
EM
EN
TS
Nam
e
Org
an
isati
on
P
osit
ion
Don A
llison
Luto
n B
C
Tra
nsport
Manag
er
Phil
Clif
ford
S
t. E
dm
undsbury
BC
F
leet
& T
echnic
al M
an
ager
Chris R
uane
Fre
ight T
ransport
Associa
tion
Secto
r H
ead P
ublic
Auth
orities, W
aste
, U
tilit
ies,
Constr
uction &
Pla
nt
Andy M
air
Fre
ight T
ransport
Associa
tion
H
ead o
f E
ng
ineering P
olic
y
Barr
y P
ears
on
Sta
fford
shire C
ounty
Council
Technic
al O
ffic
er
Sim
on S
mith
Luto
n B
C
Fle
et
Manag
er
Dere
k R
ooker
Barn
sle
y M
BC
F
leet
Eng
ineer
Dave M
oyle
V
ale
of
Gla
morg
an
Work
shops S
uperv
isor
Barr
y R
ichard
s
Bath
& N
ort
h E
ast S
om
ers
et C
ouncil
Serv
ice
Team
Manag
er
– F
leet
Manag
em
ent
Kevin
Spie
rs
Oxfo
rd C
ity C
ouncil
Tra
nsport
Work
shop C
oord
inato
r K
en S
tone
Liv
erp
ool C
ity C
ouncil
Princip
al Lic
ensin
g O
ffic
er
Dave C
olli
gan
Liv
erp
ool C
ity C
ouncil
Princip
al E
nfo
rcem
ent O
ffic
er
Mart
en P
leaden
W
als
all
Council
Vehic
le E
xam
iner
Mart
in H
am
er
City o
f B
radfo
rd M
DC
P
rincip
al Lic
ensin
g O
ffic
er
Paul D
ibb
City o
f B
radfo
rd M
DC
W
ork
shop M
anag
er
Adam
Snape
Worc
este
rshire C
C
Fle
et
Manag
er
Jam
ie R
obson
Worc
este
rshire C
C
B
rendan M
cN
am
ara
C
ity o
f W
akefield
MD
C
Tra
nsport
Opera
tions M
anag
er
Rod D
art
on
Chic
heste
r D
C
Assis
tant D
irecto
r C
onta
ct
Serv
ice
s
John H
oole
C
hic
heste
r D
C
Tra
nsport
Manag
er
Dave P
ike
Vale
of
Gla
morg
an
Work
shop F
ore
man
Keith M
iller
Milt
on K
eynes C
ouncil
Fle
et
Manag
er
Kevin
Le
wis
N
eath
& P
ort
Talb
ot
CB
C
Fle
et T
echnic
al S
uperv
isor
Jim
Sulli
van
Neath
& P
ort
Talb
ot
CB
C
Lic
ensin
g M
anag
er
John W
ebb
Salis
bury
DC
Lic
ensin
g O
ffic
er
Paul S
tretford
W
iltshire C
C
Fle
et
Gro
up
Mik
e T
onks
Salis
bury
DC
T
ransport
Manag
er
Rob A
rmey
Wilt
shire C
ounty
Council
Fle
et
Inspecto
r
Pag
e 1
0
BE
ST
PR
AC
TIC
E G
UID
E F
OR
TH
E I
NS
PE
CT
ION
OF
HA
CK
NE
Y
CA
RR
IAG
E &
PR
IVA
TE
HIR
E V
EH
ICL
ES
PA
RT
2
PR
OC
ED
UR
ES
& S
TA
ND
AR
DS
OF
IN
SP
EC
TIO
N
T
his
best pra
ctice g
uid
e s
ets
out th
e p
rocedure
s a
nd s
tandard
s f
or
those w
ho c
arr
y o
ut
inspections o
f hackney c
arr
iag
e &
private
hire
vehic
les.
It is r
ecom
mended that th
e g
uid
e is a
lso m
ade fre
ely
ava
ilab
le t
o o
wners
, pro
prieto
rs,
opera
tors
and d
rivers
of
hackney c
arr
iag
e &
private
hire v
ehic
les,
who m
ay f
ind it
usefu
l as it de
tails
the s
tandard
s t
hat
vehic
les a
re s
ubje
cte
d to. T
he g
uid
e a
lso e
xpla
ins t
he
reasons w
hy,
a v
ehic
le p
resente
d f
or
inspection, has n
ot
been issued w
ith a
pass c
ert
ific
ate
.
Pag
e 1
1
CO
NT
EN
TS
S
ecti
on
Su
bje
ct
P
ag
e N
um
ber
1
Lig
hti
ng
an
d s
ign
allin
g e
qu
ipm
en
t:
1.3
S
top L
am
ps –
Hig
h L
evel S
top L
am
ps
1.8
E
lectr
ical W
irin
g a
nd E
quip
ment
1.9
A
dditio
nal Lam
ps
13
14
15
16
2
Ste
eri
ng
: 2.1
S
teering
Contr
ol – S
teering W
heel
2.1
S
teering
Contr
ol – S
teering C
olu
mn
2.4
S
uspensio
n S
pring U
nits &
Lin
kag
e
18
19
20
21
3
Bra
kes:
No a
dditio
nal in
spection r
eq
uirem
ents
22
4
Tyre
s &
Ro
ad
wh
eels
:
4.1
T
yre
s -
Conditio
n
23
24
5
Seat
Belt
s:
No a
dditio
nal in
spection r
eq
uirem
ents
25
6
Bo
dy &
Str
uctu
re:
6.1
V
ehic
le B
ody a
nd C
onditio
n –
(E
xte
rior)
6.1
V
ehic
le B
ody,
Security
and C
onditio
n –
(In
terior)
6.2
D
oors
and S
eats
6.5
B
um
per
Bars
26
27
28
30
32
7
Fu
el
& E
mis
sio
ns:
7.1
E
xhaust
Syste
m
7.2
F
uel S
yste
m –
Pip
es &
Tanks
33
34
35
Pag
e 1
2
8
Dri
vers
Vie
w o
f th
e R
oad
: 8.1
M
irro
rs
8.3
W
indscre
en –
Vie
w t
op the F
ront
8.5
W
indow
Gla
ss o
r O
ther
Tra
nspare
nt
Mate
rial
36
37
38
39
9
Tri
cycle
s &
Qu
ad
ricycle
s
No a
dditio
nal in
spection r
eq
uirem
ents
40
10
Ad
dit
ion
al
Req
uir
em
en
ts:
10.1
S
peedom
ete
r 10.2
T
ransm
issio
n
10.3
E
ng
ine &
Tra
nsm
issio
n M
ounting
s
10.4
O
il &
Wate
r Leaks
10.5
Lugg
ag
e/L
oad S
pace
10.6
T
raile
rs &
Tow
bars
41
42
43
45
46
47
48
11
An
cil
lary
Eq
uip
men
t:
11.1
W
heelc
hair R
estr
ain
t &
Access E
quip
ment
11.2
F
ire E
xting
uis
her
11.3
F
irst
Aid
Kit
49
50
52
53
12
No
velt
y V
eh
icle
s:
12.1
V
ehic
le I
dentification N
um
ber
(VIN
)
12.2
S
eating C
apacity
12.3
U
ndue S
tresses
12.4
P
asseng
er
Notices
54
55
56
57
58
AP
PE
ND
IX
‘A’
Hackn
ey C
arr
iag
e &
Pri
vate
Hir
e -
Tra
iler
Insp
ecti
on
Sh
eet
59
AP
PE
ND
IX
‘B’
Defi
nit
ion
of
Mo
tor
Veh
icle
s
60
Pag
e 1
3
SE
CT
ION
1 -
LIG
HT
ING
AN
D S
IGN
AL
LIN
G E
QU
IPM
EN
T
Secti
on
Co
nte
nts
: S
ub
-secti
on
Su
bje
ct
1.3
Sto
p L
am
ps –
Hig
h L
evel S
top L
am
ps
1.8
Ele
ctr
ical W
irin
g a
nd E
quip
ment
1.9
Additio
nal Lam
ps
•
Revers
ing
Lam
ps
•
Fro
nt F
og
/Drivin
g L
am
ps
•
For
Hire a
nd R
oof
Sig
ns
Pag
e 1
4
1.3
. S
TO
P L
AM
PS
- H
IGH
LE
VE
L S
TO
P L
AM
PS
M
eth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
A
ny
add
itio
nal
sto
p
lam
ps
fitted
and
connecte
d
must
be
teste
d.
Where
hig
h le
vel
sto
p la
mps are
fitt
ed and th
ere
is
do
ubt
as to
w
heth
er
they a
re c
onnecte
d,
the b
enefit
of
this
doubt
should
be g
iven
to
the p
resente
r.
Check t
he h
igh level sto
p lam
p w
here
fitte
d:
a.
Is n
ot
obscure
d,
and is n
ot
obvio
usly
incorr
ectly p
ositio
ned.
b.
At
least 50%
of
the lam
p m
ust be v
isib
le f
rom
the r
ear.
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
H
igh level sto
p lam
p
a.
Obscure
d o
r obvio
usly
in
corr
ectly p
ositio
ned.
b.
Less t
han 5
0%
of th
e lam
p n
ot
work
ing o
r obscure
d
Pag
e 1
5
1.8
. E
LE
CT
RIC
AL
WIR
ING
AN
D E
QU
IPM
EN
T
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
T
his
exam
ination i
s l
imited t
o t
hat
part
of
the e
lectr
ical
syste
m
that
can be re
adily
seen w
ithout
dis
mantlin
g any part
o
f th
e
vehic
le.
a.
Check a
ll ele
ctr
ical w
irin
g f
or:
o
Conditio
n
o
Security
o
Positio
n
o
Sig
ns o
f overh
eating
o
Heavy o
il conta
min
ation
b.
Batt
ery
and c
arr
ier
for:
o
Security
o
Batt
ery
for
leaks
c.
Check a
ll sw
itches c
ontr
olli
ng
all
oblig
ato
ry lig
hts
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
a.
Wirin
g
o
Not
adeq
uate
ly insula
ted
o
Not
adeq
uate
ly s
ecure
d
o
Positio
ned s
o that it is c
hafing o
r clip
ped t
o a
fuel lin
e o
r lik
ely
to
be
dam
ag
ed
by
heat
so
that
insula
tion
will
becom
e ineff
ective
o
With
cle
ar
evid
ence o
f overh
eating
o
Heavily
conta
min
ate
d w
ith o
il b.
Batt
ery
and c
arr
ier:
o
A b
att
ery
and /
or
carr
ier
not
secure
and lik
ely
to b
eco
me
dis
pla
ced
o
Batt
ery
leakin
g
c.
Insecurity
or
malfunction
of
a
sw
itch
contr
olli
ng
an
oblig
ato
ry lig
ht
Pag
e 1
6
1.9
. A
DD
ITIO
NA
L L
AM
PS
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
W
ith the ig
nitio
n s
witched o
n c
heck:
Revers
ing
lam
ps
a.
The re
vers
ing
la
mps em
it a diffu
sed w
hite lig
ht
whe
n re
vers
e
gear
is s
ele
cte
d.
b.
The lam
ps e
xting
uis
h w
hen n
eutr
al g
ear
is s
ele
cte
d
c.
The lam
ps a
re in g
ood w
ork
ing o
rder
and a
re s
ecure
.
d.
The lam
ps d
o n
ot flic
ker
when lig
htly t
apped b
y h
and.
F
ront F
og
/Drivin
g L
am
ps
Check t
hat:
e.
A s
ing
le f
ront
fog
lam
p e
mitting
a w
hite o
r yello
w d
iffu
sed l
ight
illum
inate
s o
nly
when d
ipped b
eam
is s
ele
cte
d
f.
A pair of
matc
hed fo
g la
mps both
em
itting
a w
hite or
yello
w
diffu
sed lig
ht should
illu
min
ate
tog
eth
er
g.
A pair of
matc
hed,
long
-rang
e drivin
g la
mps,
both
em
itting
a
wh
ite d
iffu
sed lig
ht
should
illu
min
ate
tog
eth
er.
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
A
revers
ing lam
p:
a.
That fa
ils t
o o
pera
te o
r does n
ot em
it a
white d
iffu
sed lig
ht
b.
Fails
to e
xting
uis
h w
hen n
eutr
al or
forw
ard
gear
is s
ele
cte
d
c.
Are
not in
good w
ork
ing
ord
er
or
insecure
.
d.
Lam
ps flic
ker
when t
apped lig
htly b
y h
and.
Fro
nt F
og
/Drivin
g L
am
ps
e.
Lam
p inopera
tive o
r opera
tes o
ther
than in d
ipped b
eam
mode
f.
Lam
ps o
pera
te incorr
ectly
g.
Lam
ps o
pera
te incorr
ectly
Pag
e 1
7
Ad
dit
ion
al
Lam
ps (
co
nti
nu
ed
) M
eth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
‘F
or
Hire’ and R
oof
Sig
ns
Check t
hat:
a.
Corr
ect sty
le a
nd t
ype o
f sig
n fitte
d.
b.
Ensure
the s
ign is s
ecure
ly f
aste
ned to the v
ehic
le
c.
Check c
onditio
n a
nd s
ecurity
of
wirin
g
d.
Functional te
st
of sig
ns for
illum
ination
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
‘F
or
Hire’ and R
oof
Sig
ns
a.
Incorr
ect
colo
ur
or
deta
ils s
how
n o
n s
ign,
i.e.
regis
tration n
um
ber,
vehic
le n
um
ber
etc
.
b.
Insecure
sig
n
c.
Wirin
g is n
ot
in g
ood c
onditio
n a
nd is loose o
r chaff
ed
d.
Illu
min
ation not
consis
tent
acro
ss th
e sig
n,
i.e.
all
light
bulb
(s)
LE
D(s
) ill
um
inate
d w
hen s
witched o
n.
Pag
e 1
8
SE
CT
ION
2 -
ST
EE
RIN
G
Secti
on
Co
nte
nts
: S
ub
-secti
on
Su
bje
ct
2.1
Ste
ering
Contr
ol – S
teering W
heel
2.1
Ste
ering
Contr
ol – S
teering C
olu
mn
2.4
Suspensio
n S
pring U
nits a
nd L
inkag
es
Pag
e 1
9
2.1
ST
EE
RIN
G C
ON
TR
OL
- S
TE
ER
ING
WH
EE
L
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
W
ith b
oth
hands r
ock t
he s
teering w
heel
from
sid
e t
o s
ide a
t rig
ht
ang
les t
o s
teering
colu
mn a
nd a
pply
slig
ht
dow
nw
ard
and
up
ward
pre
ssure
to t
he s
teering
whee
l rim
(in
lin
e w
ith c
olu
mn).
Note
: a.
Fra
ctu
res in s
teering w
heel hub.
b.
Fra
ctu
res in s
teering w
heel rim
. c.
Ste
ering
wheel spokes loose o
r fr
actu
red.
d.
Jagg
ed e
dg
es o
n s
teering w
heel rim
.
e.
If p
ossib
le,
check the r
eta
inin
g d
evic
e o
n s
teering w
heel is
fitte
d.
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
a.
Ste
ering
wheel hub fra
ctu
red.
b.
Ste
ering
wheel rim
fra
ctu
red.
c.
A s
teering w
heel spoke loose o
r fr
actu
red.
d.
Jagg
ed e
dg
es o
n s
teering
wheel
rim
lik
ely
to i
nju
re t
he
driver.
e.
A s
teering w
heel hub-r
eta
inin
g d
evic
e n
ot fitted.
Pag
e 2
0
2.1
ST
EE
RIN
G C
ON
TR
OL
- S
TE
ER
ING
CO
LU
MN
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
a.
Try
to l
ift
the s
teering
in l
ine w
ith t
he s
teering
colu
mn a
nd n
ote
th
e m
ovem
ent at centr
e o
f ste
ering
wheel.
b.
Push s
teering w
heel aw
ay a
nd t
hen p
ull
it t
ow
ard
s y
ou.
Note
any
sid
e p
lay.
c.
While
ste
ering
wheel
is r
ota
ted,
check f
or
dete
riora
tion i
n a
ny
flexib
le c
ouplin
g o
r univ
ers
al jo
int
of
ste
ering c
olu
mn.
d.
Where
pra
ctical,
check
any
cla
mp
bolts
for
pre
sence
and
security
of
lockin
g d
evic
es.
(These m
ay b
e locate
d in t
he e
ng
ine
com
part
ment or
under
chassis
).
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
a.
Excessiv
e m
ovem
ent
of
centr
e of
ste
ering
w
heel
in lin
e w
ith
ste
ering
colu
mn (
end flo
at)
. N
ote
: C
ert
ain
types o
f ste
ering
colu
mn m
ight
show
som
e m
ove
ment
not
due t
o e
xcessiv
e w
ear,
e.g
. th
ose f
itte
d w
ith u
niv
ers
al
join
ts o
r flexib
le c
ouplin
gs
b.
Excessiv
e s
ide p
lay indic
ating
worn
top b
earing
s o
r in
secure
top
mounting
bra
cket.
c.
A
flexib
le
couplin
g
or
univ
ers
al
join
t dete
riora
ted,
worn
or
insecure
.
d.
A c
ouplin
g c
lam
p b
olt o
r lo
ckin
g d
evic
e loose o
r m
issin
g.
Pag
e 2
1
2.4
S
US
PE
NS
ION
SP
RIN
G U
NIT
S A
ND
LIN
KA
GE
S
M
eth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
C
oil
Sp
rin
gs
a.
Weld
ing
repairs
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
a.
Repaired b
y w
eld
ing
Pag
e 2
2
SE
CT
ION
3 -
BR
AK
ES
S
ecti
on
Co
nte
nts
: S
ub
-secti
on
Su
bje
ct
No a
dditio
nal in
spection r
eq
uirem
ents
Pag
e 2
3
SE
CT
ION
4 –
TY
RE
S &
RO
AD
WH
EE
LS
S
ecti
on
Co
nte
nts
: S
ub
-secti
on
Su
bje
ct
4.1
Tyre
s –
Conditio
n
Pag
e 2
4
4.1
T
YR
ES
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
C
on
dit
ion
of
Tyre
s
On a
ll th
e t
yre
s,
inclu
din
g s
pare
wheel
- w
here
fit
ted
, exam
ine
each
tyre
m
eets
all
the
req
uirem
ents
la
id
do
wn
in
th
e
MO
T
Inspection M
anual fo
r C
ar
& L
ight
Com
merc
ial V
ehic
les (
ISB
N 0
-9549239-0
-1)
No
te 1
W
here
a d
oug
hnut
tank i
s f
itte
d i
n t
he b
oot
for
LP
G,
the s
pare
w
hee
l if
still
carr
ied
in
the
boot
must
be
pro
perly
se
cure
d.
Altern
atively
, a
spare
wh
eel
cag
e i
nsta
lled t
o m
anufa
ctu
rers
and
British S
tandard
s m
ay b
e f
itte
d to the u
nders
ide o
f th
e v
ehic
le.
SP
EC
IAL
NO
TIC
E –
ST
RE
TC
HE
D L
IMO
US
INE
S:
In
the
case
of
Am
eri
can
im
po
rted
str
etc
hed
lim
ou
sin
es,
veh
icle
in
sp
ecto
rs w
ill
need
to
be v
igilan
t w
hen
in
sp
ecti
ng
ty
res f
or
su
itab
ilit
y. M
ost
co
nvert
ed
str
etc
hed
lim
ou
sin
es a
re
co
nvert
ed
fro
m F
ord
Lin
co
ln T
ow
n C
ars
wit
h a
nu
mb
er
of
Cad
illa
c v
ari
an
ts a
lso
.
In a
pp
roved
‘str
etc
h’
lim
ou
sin
e c
on
vers
ion
s,
the m
axim
um
w
eig
ht
is
ap
pro
xim
ate
ly
7,1
00lb
s
(3.2
ton
nes)
an
d
ca
re
sh
ou
ld b
e e
xerc
ised
wh
en
dete
rmin
ing
su
itab
le t
yre
rati
ng
s.
Gen
era
lly s
peakin
g a
Fo
rd L
inco
ln o
r C
ad
illa
c w
ou
ld r
eq
uir
e
a t
yre
rati
ng
in
dex o
f at
least
107 T
, w
hic
h g
ives a
lo
ad
rati
ng
o
f 2,1
49 l
bs (
975 k
gs)
wit
h a
maxim
um
sp
eed
of
118 m
iles
per
ho
ur.
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
In
accord
ance w
ith t
he
MO
T I
nspection M
anual
for
Car
& L
ight
Com
merc
ial V
ehic
les (
ISB
N 0
-9549239-0
-1)
No
te 2
S
pace s
aver
tyre
s s
hould
only
be a
ppro
ved w
ith t
he s
upport
of
a
meth
od s
tate
ment
hig
hlig
hting d
river
responsib
ilities w
ith r
eg
ard
to
the m
axim
um
perm
itte
d s
peed a
nd t
hat
space s
avers
are
a
tem
pora
ry ‘g
et-
you-h
om
e t
yre
’.
ST
RE
TC
HE
D L
IMO
US
INE
S
More
info
rmation, g
uid
ance a
nd t
he p
rocure
ment of
suitable
tyre
s
can b
e o
bta
ined fro
m:
Nort
h H
ants
Tyre
s &
Wheels
, H
enry
John H
ouse
2 I
vy R
oad,
Ald
ers
hot
GU
12 4
TX
T
ele
phone: 01252 3
18666
OR
National Lim
ousin
e &
Chauff
eur
Associa
tion o
n: w
ww
.nlc
a.c
o.u
k
Pag
e 2
5
SE
CT
ION
5 –
SE
AT
BE
LT
S
Secti
on
Co
nte
nts
: S
ub
-secti
on
Su
bje
ct
No a
dditio
nal in
spection r
eq
uirem
ents
Pag
e 2
6
SE
CT
ION
6 –
BO
DY
AN
D S
TR
UC
TU
RE
S
ecti
on
Co
nte
nts
: S
ub
-secti
on
Su
bje
ct
6.1
Vehic
le B
ody a
nd C
onditio
n –
(E
xte
rior)
6.1
Vehic
le B
ody,
Security
and C
onditio
n –
(In
teri
or)
6.2
Doors
and S
eats
6.4
Bum
per
Bars
Pag
e 2
7
6.1
V
EH
ICL
E B
OD
Y A
ND
CO
ND
ITIO
N –
(E
XT
ER
IOR
)
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
B
od
y C
on
dit
ion
(E
xte
rio
r)
Exam
ine t
he b
ody t
horo
ug
hly
for
security
, corr
osio
n,
da
mag
e,
poor
repair/p
ain
t m
atc
h o
r sharp
edg
es t
hat
are
lik
ely
to c
ause
inju
ry.
Reaso
n F
or
Reje
cti
on
B
od
y C
on
dit
ion
(E
xte
rio
r)
a.
An insecure
or
mis
sin
g b
ody p
anel, t
rim
, ste
p o
r accesso
ry.
b.
Any s
harp
edg
e w
hats
oever
whic
h m
ay c
ause inju
ry.
c.
Heavy s
cuff
ing,
abra
sio
ns o
r defo
rmation t
o f
ront
and r
ear
bum
per.
d.
More
than 8
sto
ne c
hip
s v
isib
le o
n a
bonnet/
grill
that
has n
ot
penetr
ate
d t
o t
he m
eta
l or
more
than 4
sto
ne c
hip
s t
hat have
penetr
ate
d to the m
eta
l.
e.
More
than 8
sto
ne c
hip
s o
n a
ny p
anel in
clu
din
g d
oor
edg
es,
pro
vid
ed t
he b
ase c
oat has n
ot been p
enetr
ate
d.
f.
More
than 4
sto
ne c
hip
s o
n a
ny p
anel
where
the b
ase c
oat
has b
een p
enetr
ate
d to the m
eta
l and is u
ntr
eate
d.
g.
A s
ing
le d
ent
of
more
than 8
0m
m,
or
more
than 3
dents
of
not m
ore
than 2
0m
m in a
ny o
ne p
anel
h.
More
than 4
scra
tches a
nd o
r abra
sio
ns o
f m
ore
than 5
0m
m
in l
eng
th i
n a
ny o
ne p
anel
pro
vid
ed t
hat
the b
ase c
oa
t has
not
been p
enetr
ate
d.
i.
Dull,
faded p
ain
twork
whic
h h
as l
ost
its g
loss f
inis
h o
r pain
t m
iss m
atc
h t
o a
panel(s)
to s
uch a
n e
xte
nt
that
it d
etr
acts
fr
om
the o
vera
ll appeara
nce o
f th
e v
ehic
le.
j.
Evid
ence o
f poor
repairs a
nd o
r pain
t finis
h t
o a
repaired
panel(s)
inclu
din
g
runs
and
overs
pra
y
to
adjo
inin
g
panels
/trim
that
detr
acts
fro
m t
he o
vera
ll appeara
nce
of
the
vehic
le.
k.
Obvio
us s
igns o
f ru
st/
corr
osio
n o
f any s
ize p
art
icula
rly t
hose
that are
covere
d b
y a
dvert
isin
g s
igns.
l.
Lack o
f cle
arly d
ispla
yed
or
om
issio
n o
f ‘N
o S
mokin
g’ sig
ns.
Pag
e 2
8
6.1
V
EH
ICL
E B
OD
Y,
SE
CU
RIT
Y A
ND
CO
ND
ITIO
N –
(IN
TE
RIO
R)
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
B
od
y C
on
dit
ion
(In
teri
or)
a.
Exam
ine t
horo
ug
hly
the i
nte
rior
for
dam
ag
ed,
insecure
or
loose f
ixtu
res, fitt
ing
s o
r accessories.
b.
Dirty
, m
issin
g and w
orn
tr
im,
carp
ets
, seat
belts
, m
ats
, headlin
ing
, boot
are
a and in
clu
sio
n of
pre
scribed item
s.
Rem
ove
mats
to
in
spect
carp
ets
undern
eath
fo
r cle
anlin
ess a
nd w
ear.
c.
Exam
ine
inte
rior
lights
, m
otion
door
locks
and
warn
ing
lig
hts
. d.
Exam
ine h
eating
, dem
isting
and a
ir c
onditio
n s
yste
ms f
or
corr
ect
opera
tion,
inclu
din
g
passeng
er
com
part
ment
contr
ols
where
fitte
d(inclu
des e
lectr
ic f
ront
and r
ear
scre
en
dem
iste
rs)
e.
Exam
ine all
win
do
ws e
nsuring
th
ey allo
w lo
wering
a
nd
risin
g e
asily
. f.
Exam
ine
inte
rior
door
locks,
gra
b
handle
s/r
ails
safe
ty
covers
g.
Exam
ine g
rills
/part
itio
ns for
security
and c
onditio
n
h.
Exam
ine e
lectr
ical
wirin
g f
or
conditio
n,
security
, in
clu
din
g
inte
rcom
syste
ms.
Reaso
ns F
or
Reje
cti
on
a.
Insecure
and loose f
ixtu
res, fitt
ing
s o
r accessories.
b.
Mis
sin
g,
dirty
, soile
d,
sta
ined
worn
or
insecure
tr
im,
carp
ets
, headlin
ing, and m
ats
.
c.
An i
nopera
tive i
nte
rior
light
(all
lights
must
illum
inate
if
they a
re p
art
of
the m
anufa
ctu
rer’s s
tandard
eq
uip
men
t).
Mis
sin
g o
r defe
ctive m
otion s
witch/lock o
r w
arn
ing
lam
p
not
illum
inate
d
d.
A s
yste
m(s
), w
hic
h d
oes n
ot
function c
orr
ectly,
or
any
part
is m
issin
g inclu
din
g v
ents
, contr
ols
and s
witches.
e.
An o
penin
g w
indo
w t
hat
is inopera
tive o
r difficult t
o o
pen
and o
r clo
se m
echanis
m b
roken/m
issin
g.
f.
Mis
sin
g,
defe
ctive
or
loose
door
locks,
child
lo
cks,
pro
tective
covers
g
rab
handle
s
and
rails
. G
rab
handle
s/r
ails
, w
hic
h a
re r
igid
to a
id t
he b
lind a
nd p
art
ially
sig
hte
d,
and a
re w
orn
to e
xcess.
g.
A
grill/
part
itio
n
whic
h
is
insecure
or
has
sharp
edg
e
wh
ich m
ay c
ause inju
ry to p
asseng
ers
or
driver.
h.
Fra
yed,
chaff
ing
wirin
g,
non-s
hie
lded
term
inals
an
d
cable
s s
o r
oute
d t
hat
they c
ause a
trip h
azard
, cable
s
that
can
be
easily
dis
connecte
d.
Inte
rcom
syste
m
defe
ctive,
warn
ing
lig
ht
inopera
tive
and
sig
ns
illeg
ible
/mis
sin
g.
Pag
e 2
9
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
B
od
y C
on
dit
ion
(In
teri
or)
(co
nti
nu
ed
) i.
Exam
ine t
he b
oot
for
access,
conte
nts
, cle
anlin
ess,
and
wate
r in
gre
ss.
Additio
nal
item
s
to
be
inspecte
d
in
limousin
es
and
nove
lty
vehic
les:
j.
All
fixtu
res and fitt
ing
s i.e.
mirro
r balls
, drinks cabin
ets
, te
levis
ions e
tc m
ust
be s
tore
d s
ecure
ly a
nd n
ot
hin
der
the
ing
ress o
r egre
ss fro
m t
he p
asseng
er
com
part
ment.
k.
A n
otice i
dentify
ing
the m
axim
um
seating
capacity t
o b
e
dis
pla
yed
in
the
passeng
er
com
part
ment
and
cle
arly
vis
ible
to a
ll passeng
ers
. It m
ay b
e n
ecessary
to d
ispla
y
more
th
an
one
sig
n
indic
ating
th
e
maxim
um
seating
capacity.
N
ote
: A
ny v
eh
icle
pre
sen
ted
in
a d
irty
, u
nti
dy c
on
dit
ion
will
no
t b
e t
este
d
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
i.
Unable
to o
pen,
clo
se a
nd o
r lo
ck b
oot
lid,
failu
re o
f boot
lid
support
m
echanis
m,
defe
ctive
seals
/evid
ence
of
wate
r in
gre
ss,
dirty
boot
and
or
carp
ets
, lo
ose
item
s sto
red in b
oot (i.e
. spare
whee
l to
ols
and e
quip
ment
etc
).
j.
Any f
ixtu
re o
r fitt
ing,
that
is l
oose o
r in
secure
or
where
w
alk
ways a
re b
locked t
hat
pre
vents
ease o
f in
gre
ss o
r egre
ss fro
m t
he p
assenger
com
part
ment.
k.
No m
axim
um
seating c
apacity s
ign o
r sig
ns d
ispla
yed.
A s
ign o
r sig
ns n
ot cle
arly v
isib
le t
o a
ll passeng
ers
Pag
e 3
0
6.2
D
OO
RS
an
d S
EA
TS
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
D
oo
rs a
nd
Em
erg
en
cy E
xit
s
Exam
ine t
he c
onditio
n o
f all
doors
and e
merg
ency e
xits.
Check
door
locks,
str
iker
pla
tes,
handle
s a
nd h
ing
es f
or
securi
ty,
wear
and m
issin
g a
nd d
am
aged trim
/cover
pla
tes.
Check
mark
ing
s
describin
g
the
pre
sence
and
meth
od
of
openin
g e
merg
ency e
xit(s
) are
readily
vis
ible
on o
r adja
cent
to
the e
xit a
nd a
re leg
ible
. C
heck t
hat
seats
are
secure
, cle
an a
nd n
ot unduly
worn
.
IMP
OR
TA
NT
NO
TE
: W
ith
th
e e
xcep
tio
n o
f ‘n
ovelt
y v
eh
icle
s’
on
ly veh
icle
s w
ith
fo
rward
an
d re
ar
facin
g seats
w
ill
be
accep
ted
. F
or
mo
re i
nfo
rmati
on
on
seati
ng
fo
r n
ovelt
y v
eh
icle
s s
ee
Secti
on
12.2
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
D
oo
rs a
nd
Em
erg
en
cy E
xit
s
a.
A door
or
em
erg
ency exit does not
latc
h secure
ly in
th
e
clo
sed p
ositio
n.
b.
A d
oor
or
em
erg
ency e
xit c
annot
be o
pened f
rom
both
the
insid
e a
nd o
uts
ide t
he v
ehic
le f
rom
the r
ele
vant
contr
ol
in
each c
ase.
c.
Mis
sin
g,
loose o
r w
orn
handle
s,
lock o
r str
iker
pla
te.
d.
Mark
ing
s d
escribin
g t
he p
resence a
nd m
eth
od o
f openin
g
an e
merg
ency e
xit m
issin
g,
illeg
ible
or
incorr
ect.
e.
Mis
sin
g,
loose o
r dam
aged trim
/cover
pla
te.
f.
Seat
cushio
n(s
) sta
ined,
torn
, hole
d,
worn
or
insecu
re.
A
seat
that
does not
pro
vid
e adeq
uate
support
at
base or
backre
st.
T
orn
, sla
shed
or
badly
sta
ined
seats
are
not
accepta
ble
.
Pag
e 3
1
6.2
D
OO
RS
an
d S
EA
TS
(continued)
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
A
ccessib
ilit
y:
Wh
eelc
hair
Veh
icle
s
Door
Config
ura
tions for
whee
lchair a
ccessib
le v
ehic
les:
a.
Sin
gle
rear
door
– m
ust
open t
o a
min
imum
of
90 d
egre
es a
nd b
e
capable
of
lockin
g in p
lace.
b.
Tw
in r
ear
doors
– b
oth
must
open t
o a
min
imum
of
180 d
egre
es
and be capable
of
bein
g lo
cked in
pla
ce.
This
is
to
en
able
an
att
endant
(driver
or
guid
e)
to assis
t th
e w
heelc
hair p
asseng
er
if re
quired.
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
a.
Door
does n
ot
open t
o a
full
90 d
egre
es a
nd c
annot
be
secure
d in t
he o
pen p
ositio
n
b.
Tw
in
doors
do
not
open
to
a
full
180
degre
es
and
cannot
be s
ecure
d in the o
pen p
ositio
n
Pag
e 3
2
6.4
B
UM
PE
R B
AR
S
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
E
xam
ine t
he b
um
per
bars
and c
heck:
a.
They a
re s
ecure
to their m
ounting
s.
b.
The m
ountings a
re s
ecure
to t
he v
ehic
le.
c.
There
is n
o e
vid
ence o
f dam
ag
e.
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
a.
A loose b
um
per
bar
or
mounting.
A w
eakened b
um
per
bar
and/o
r m
ounting is insecure
because o
f poor
repairs.
b.
A f
ractu
red m
ounting b
racket. M
ounting
bolts s
o w
orn
or
elo
ng
ate
d t
hat th
e b
um
per
bar
is lik
ely
to d
eta
ch p
art
ially
or
com
ple
tely
fro
m t
he v
ehic
le w
hen in u
se.
A b
um
per
bar
secure
d b
y w
ire o
r oth
er
tem
pora
ry m
eans is r
eg
ard
ed a
s
insecure
and m
ust
be r
eje
cte
d.
c.
Bum
per
bars
w
hic
h have ja
gg
ed edg
es,
cra
cks,
split
s o
r pro
jections,
whic
h m
ay cause in
jury
to
pers
ons near
the
vehic
le.
Pain
t m
iss m
atc
h or
fadin
g w
hic
h is
sig
nific
antly
diffe
rent to
that of th
e r
est
of th
e p
ain
twork
.
Pag
e 3
3
SE
CT
ION
7 –
FU
EL
& E
MIS
SIO
NS
S
ecti
on
Co
nte
nts
: S
ub
-secti
on
Su
bje
ct
7.1
Exhaust
Syste
m
7.2
Fuel S
yste
m –
Pip
es &
Tanks
Pag
e 3
4
7.1
E
XH
AU
ST
SY
ST
EM
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
W
here
applic
able
, check f
or
pre
sence,
security
and a
deq
uacy o
f g
rease s
hie
lds to h
ot exhausts
.
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
A
heat shie
ld m
issin
g, in
secure
or
inadeq
uate
Pag
e 3
5
7.2
F
UE
L S
YS
TE
M -
PIP
ES
& T
AN
KS
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
a.
Exam
ine f
uel ta
nk(s
) fo
r security
and leaks
b.
Check t
hat fu
el ta
nk f
iller
caps a
re:
o
Pre
sent
o
Of
the c
orr
ect ty
pe
o
Secure
and s
eate
d p
roperly t
o e
nsure
corr
ect fu
nction o
f sealin
g
c.
Exam
ine p
ipes t
o s
ee t
hey a
re s
ecure
ly c
lippe
d t
o p
revent
dam
ag
e b
y c
hafing a
nd c
rackin
g,
and a
re n
ot
in a
positio
n
where
they w
ill b
e f
oule
d b
y m
ovin
g p
art
s
d.
Check t
hat
no f
uel
pip
e r
uns i
mm
edia
tely
adja
cent
to o
r in
direct conta
ct
with e
lectr
ical w
irin
g o
r th
e e
xhaust syste
m
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
a.
Fuel ta
nk insecure
or
leakin
g
b.
A f
iller
cap m
issin
g o
r unsuitable
or
in s
uch c
onditio
n t
hat
it
wou
ld n
ot
pre
vent fu
el le
akin
g o
r spill
ing
N
ote
: T
em
pora
ry/e
merg
ency f
uel caps a
re n
ot perm
itte
d.
c.
Dam
ag
ed,
chafe
d,
insecure
pip
es,
or
pip
es so positio
ned
that th
ere
is a
dang
er
of th
em
foulin
g m
ovin
g p
art
s
d.
A f
uel
pip
e i
mm
edia
tely
to o
r in
direct
conta
ct
with e
lectr
ical
wirin
g o
r exhaust
syste
m
Pag
e 3
6
SE
CT
ION
8 –
DR
IVE
RS
VIE
W O
F T
HE
RO
AD
S
ecti
on
Co
nte
nts
: S
ub
-secti
on
Su
bje
ct
8.1
M
irro
rs
8.3
Win
dscre
en –
Vie
w t
o the F
ront
8.5
Win
dow
Gla
ss o
r O
ther
Tra
nspare
nt
Mate
rial
Pag
e 3
7
8.1
M
IRR
OR
S
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
T
he
num
ber
and
positio
n
of
all
oblig
ato
ry
mirro
rs
must
be
checked:
a.
Check th
e conditio
n of
each m
irro
r re
flecting surf
ace and
wheth
er
a p
ers
on s
itting i
n t
he d
rivers
seat
can s
ee c
learl
y
to the r
ear
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
N
ote
: A
defe
cti
ve a
dd
itio
nal
exte
rnal
mir
ror
is n
ot
a r
easo
n
for
reje
cti
on
. a.
Mirro
r conditio
n
•
A m
irro
r re
flecting
surf
ace d
ete
riora
ted o
r bro
ken.
•
In s
uch a
positio
n that
a p
ers
on s
itting
in the d
river’s s
eat
cannot
see c
learly t
o t
he r
ear.
Pag
e 3
8
8.3
W
IND
SC
RE
EN
- V
IEW
TO
TH
E F
RO
NT
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
S
it i
n t
he d
river’s s
eat
and c
heck t
hat
there
is r
easonab
le v
iew
of
the r
oad a
head,
bearing
in m
ind t
he o
rig
inal
desig
n o
f th
e
vehic
le.
a.
For
all
air o
pera
ted w
ipers
exam
ine:
o
The c
onditio
n o
f any v
isib
le p
ipin
g
o
The f
unction o
f th
e o
pera
ting m
echanis
m,
and
o
The f
unction o
f necessary
valv
es t
o p
rote
ct
the b
rakin
g
syste
m
No
te:
Eq
uip
ment
or
obje
cts
not
orig
inally
fitte
d t
o t
he v
ehic
le a
s
part
of
the
orig
inal
desig
n
must
not
obstr
uct
the
desig
ned
forw
ard
vie
w o
f th
e d
river.
In p
art
icula
r, o
bje
cts
su
ch a
s (
but
not
limited
to)
pennants
, cab
decora
tions
and
exte
rnal
sto
ne
guard
s/v
isors
should
not
inte
rrupt
the v
iew
thro
ug
h t
he
sw
ept
are
a b
y t
he w
indscre
en w
ipers
.
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
T
he p
ositio
n o
r siz
e o
f any o
bje
ct
restr
icts
the d
river’
s v
iew
of
the r
oad a
head,
bearing
in m
ind t
he o
rig
inal
desig
n of
the
vehic
le.
a.
Air o
pera
ted w
ipers
o
Pip
es inadeq
uate
ly c
lipped o
r support
ed
o
Incorr
ect fu
nction o
f th
e w
ipers
or
leakin
g c
om
ponents
o
Incorr
ect opera
tion o
f pro
tection v
alv
es
Pag
e 3
9
8.5
W
IND
OW
GL
AS
S O
R O
TH
ER
TR
AN
SP
AR
EN
T M
AT
ER
IAL
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
a
Vis
ually
check th
e conditio
n of
all
win
dscre
ens,
inte
rna
l scre
ens,
part
itio
ns,
sid
e,
rear,
roof
and d
oor
win
dow
s f
or
cra
cks,
surf
ace d
am
ag
e a
nd d
iscolo
ura
tion.
b
Check p
resence a
nd s
ecurity
of
all
win
dscre
ens,
sid
e,
roof,
or
rear
win
do
ws,
or
inte
rnal scre
ens o
r part
itio
ns.
c
Check f
or
evid
ence o
f obvio
us l
eaks f
rom
all
win
dscre
ens
and s
ide, re
ar,
roof
or
door
win
do
ws.
d
Check f
or
pre
sence,
security
and c
onditio
n o
f g
uard
ra
ils o
r barr
iers
at w
indo
ws,
inte
rnal scre
ens o
r part
itio
ns
e
For
all
vehic
les f
irst
used b
efo
re 1
January
1959.
As f
ar
as
is p
racticable
, check t
hat
gla
ss f
itte
d t
o w
indscre
ens a
nd
outs
ide w
indo
ws f
acin
g t
o t
he f
ront
is s
afe
ty g
lass,
excep
t g
lass f
itte
d to the u
pper
deck o
f a d
ouble
deck b
us.
f F
or
all
vehic
les u
sed o
n o
r aft
er
1 J
anuary
1959,
as f
ar
as
is p
racticable
, check t
hat
gla
ss u
sed f
or
win
dscre
ens a
nd
all
outs
ide w
indo
ws is s
afe
ty g
lass, or
safe
ty g
lazin
g.
g
Vehic
les firs
t used on or
aft
er
1 June 1978,
check th
at
win
dscre
ens a
nd o
ther
win
do
ws,
wholly
or
part
ly,
on e
ither
sid
e
of
the
drivers
’ seat
are
m
ade
from
safe
ty
gla
ss
dis
pla
yin
g a
n a
ccepta
ble
safe
ty m
ark
. N
ote
: M
ark
ing
is n
ot
required f
or
safe
ty g
lass u
sed o
n v
eh
icle
s
firs
t used b
efo
re 1
June 1
978.
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
a
A c
rack, surf
ace d
am
ag
e o
r dis
colo
ration in g
lass o
r oth
er
transpare
nt m
ate
rial th
at:
o
Impairs t
he d
river’s f
ront, s
ide,
or
rear
vie
w o
f th
e r
oad,
or;
o
Pre
sents
a d
ang
er
to a
ny p
ers
on in the v
ehic
le.
b
A w
indscre
en o
r any o
ther
outs
ide w
indo
w m
issin
g,
or
an
y
win
dscre
en,
win
dow
, in
tern
al scre
en o
r part
itio
n insecure
. c
Any e
xte
rnal w
indo
w o
r w
indscre
en is o
bvio
usly
leakin
g.
d
A
guard
-rail
or
barr
ier
at
a
win
dow
, in
tern
al
scre
en
or
part
itio
n m
issin
g, in
secure
or
dam
ag
ed.
e
The w
indscre
en a
nd/o
r any o
uts
ide w
indo
w f
acin
g t
o t
he
front
of
a
vehic
le
obvio
usly
not
safe
ty
gla
ss fitt
ed to
a
vehic
le f
irst used b
efo
re 1
January
1959.
f G
lass
used
for
a
win
dscre
en
or
an
outs
ide
win
do
w
is
obvio
usly
not
safe
ty g
lass.
g
For
vehic
les
firs
t used
on
or
aft
er
1
June
1978,
that
win
dscre
ens
and/o
r oth
er
win
do
ws
wholly
or
part
ly
on
either
sid
e o
f th
e d
rivers
seat
that
are
not
made fro
m s
afe
ty
gla
ss d
ispla
y a
n a
ccepta
ble
safe
ty m
ark
.
Pag
e 4
0
SE
CT
ION
9 –
Tri
cyc
les &
Qu
ad
ric
yc
les
Secti
on
Co
nte
nts
: S
ub
-secti
on
Su
bje
ct
No a
dditio
nal in
spection r
eq
uirem
ents
Pag
e 4
1
SE
CT
ION
10 –
AD
DIT
ION
AL
RE
QU
IRE
ME
NT
S
Secti
on
Co
nte
nts
: S
ub
-secti
on
Su
bje
ct
10.1
S
peedom
ete
r 10.2
Tra
nsm
issio
n
10.3
Eng
ine &
Tra
nsm
issio
n M
ounting
s
10.4
Oil
& W
ate
r Leaks
10.5
Lugg
ag
e/L
oad S
pace
10.6
Tra
ilers
& T
ow
bars
Pag
e 4
2
10.1
S
PE
ED
OM
ET
ER
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
a.
Check t
hat
a s
peedom
ete
r is
fitte
d.
b.
Check t
he c
onditio
n o
f th
e s
peedom
ete
r.
c.
Check t
hat th
e s
peedom
ete
r can b
e illu
min
ate
d.
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
a.
Speedom
ete
r not fitt
ed.
b.
Speedom
ete
r not
com
ple
te or
cle
arly in
opera
tive,
or
dia
l
gla
ss b
roken o
r m
issin
g.
c.
The s
peedom
ete
r cannot be illu
min
ate
d.
Pag
e 4
3
10.2
T
RA
NS
MIS
SIO
N
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
E
xam
ine t
ransm
issio
n, check f
or:
a
. M
issin
g o
r lo
ose f
lang
e b
olts
b.
Cra
cked o
r in
secure
fla
ng
es
c.
Wear
in s
haft
and/o
r w
heel bearings
d.
Security
of
bearing
housin
gs
e.
Cra
cks o
r fr
actu
res in b
earing h
ousin
gs
f.
Wear
in u
niv
ers
al jo
ints
g.
Dete
riora
tion o
f flexib
le c
ouplin
gs
h.
Dis
tort
ed,
dam
ag
ed s
haft
s
i.
Dete
riora
tion o
f bearing
housin
g fle
xib
le m
ountin
gs
j.
Cle
ara
nce
betw
een
transm
issio
n
shaft
s
and
adja
cent
com
ponents
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
a.
A loose o
r m
issin
g f
lange b
olt(s
)
b.
A f
lang
e c
racked,
or
loose o
n the tra
nsm
issio
n s
haft
c.
Excessiv
e w
ear
in s
haft
bearing
d.
A b
earing
housin
g insecure
to its
fix
ing
e.
A c
racked o
r fr
actu
red b
earing h
ousin
g
f.
Excessiv
e w
ear
in a
univ
ers
al jo
int
g.
Dete
riora
tion o
f a tra
nsm
issio
n s
haft
fle
xib
le c
ouplin
g
h.
A d
am
ag
ed,
cra
cked o
r bent
shaft
i.
Dete
riora
tion o
f a f
lexib
le m
ounting o
f a b
earing
housin
g
j.
Evid
ence
of
foulin
g b
etw
een a
ny t
ransm
issio
n s
haft
and
an
adja
cent com
ponent
Pag
e 4
4
10.2
T
RA
NS
MIS
SIO
N (
cont’d)
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
F
ront W
heel D
rive
a.
Check t
he d
rive s
haft
inner
and o
ute
r univ
ers
al
join
t couplin
gs a
nd c
onsta
nt velo
city join
ts for:
o
Wear
and s
ecurity
o
Dam
ag
e
to
flexib
le
rubber
or
fabric
univ
ers
al
join
ts
o
Security
and o
il conta
min
ation o
f flexib
le r
ubber
or
fabric u
niv
ers
al jo
ints
o
Conditio
n,
pre
sence
and
security
of
consta
nt
velo
city join
t g
aiters
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
o
Drive shaft
consta
nt
velo
city or
univ
ers
al
join
t couplin
g
worn
or
insecure
o
A
flexib
le
rubber
or
fabric
univ
ers
al
couplin
g
unit
dam
ag
ed b
y s
evere
cra
ckin
g o
r bre
akin
g u
p
o
A
flexib
le
rubber
or
fabric
univ
ers
al
couplin
g
unit
excessiv
ely
soft
ened b
y o
il conta
min
ation o
r in
secure
o
A d
rive s
haft
consta
nt
velo
city join
t g
aiter
split
, m
issin
g o
r in
secure
ly m
ounte
d
Pag
e 4
5
10.3
EN
GIN
E A
ND
TR
AN
SM
ISS
ION
MO
UN
TIN
GS
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
a.
Exam
ine c
onditio
n o
f:
o
mounting
s
o
sub-f
ram
es
And
b.
The s
ecurity
to c
hassis
and c
heck f
or:
o
fractu
res
o
looseness
o
Dete
riora
tion
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
} } } } } }
Any m
ounting
or
sub-f
ram
e
} -
loose
} -
fractu
red
} -
dete
riora
ted
} -
inappro
priate
repair
}
Pag
e 4
6
10.4
O
IL A
ND
WA
TE
R L
EA
KS
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
a.
Check v
ehic
le f
or
oil
and w
ate
r le
aks f
rom
any a
ssem
bly
or
com
ponent to
the g
round.
b.
And/o
r w
hic
h c
ould
be d
eposited o
n s
urr
oundin
g b
odyw
ork
or
onto
the e
xhaust syste
m.
No
te:
If necessary
, th
e eng
ine can be ru
n at
idle
speed
to
confirm
the e
xis
tence o
f an o
il le
ak.
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
a.
An oil
or
wate
r le
ak,
from
any assem
bly
, w
hic
h dep
osits
fluid
s u
ndern
eath
the v
ehic
le w
hils
t sta
tionary
. b.
Leaks
whic
h,
when
the
vehic
le
is
movin
g,
could
be
deposited
upon
the
surr
oundin
g
bodyw
ork
, exhaust
and
bra
ke s
yste
m s
o that it w
ould
:
o
Conta
min
ate
are
as
o
Could
pote
ntially
cause a
health, safe
ty o
r fire
ris
k
Pag
e 4
7
10.5
L
UG
GA
GE
/LO
AD
SP
AC
E
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
P
hysic
al separa
tion is n
ot
so m
uch a
n issue a
s is the s
afe
ty o
f passeng
ers
in t
he e
vent of
an a
ccid
ent. T
he luggag
e s
ho
uld
th
ere
fore
be s
ecure
and p
revente
d fro
m b
ecom
ing d
islo
dg
ed in
an a
ccid
ent in
such a
manner
as m
ay c
ause inju
ry. S
uch
security
can b
e b
y m
eans o
f a s
heet or
net, w
hic
h c
ould
be
anchore
d to the flo
or
of
the lugg
ag
e a
rea. C
learly if
the lugg
ag
e
com
part
ment is
not physic
ally
separa
ted fro
m the p
asseng
er
com
part
ment th
en c
are
will
need t
o b
e taken s
o a
s n
ot to
carr
y
any h
azard
ous ite
ms s
uch a
s fuel cans,
dete
rgents
or
oth
er
loose ite
ms t
hat could
leak if
they b
ecom
e d
am
ag
ed.
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
o
Load r
estr
ain
t syste
m,
if r
eq
uired,
not
pre
sent
at
tim
e o
f te
st.
o
Load r
estr
ain
t syste
m faulty o
r unserv
iceable
.
Pag
e 4
8
10.6
T
RA
ILE
RS
& T
OW
BA
RS
M
eth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
T
RA
ILE
RS
a.
Where
a local lic
ensin
g a
uth
ority
perm
its t
he u
se o
f tr
aile
rs
for
the c
arr
iag
e o
f lu
ggag
e,
then t
he t
raile
r needs t
o b
e
pre
sente
d
for
test
alo
ng
w
ith
the
vehic
le
that
will
be
auth
orised t
o t
ow
it.
The t
raile
r w
ill a
lso n
eed t
o d
ispla
y t
he
appro
priate
reg
istr
ation p
late
and a
lic
ence p
late
.
No
te:
Tra
ilers
pre
sente
d f
or
inspection s
hould
be b
uilt
by a
n a
ppro
ved
or
recog
nis
ed tra
iler
manufa
ctu
rer.
An e
xam
ple
of
a t
ypic
al
traile
r in
spection s
heet
can b
e f
ound a
t A
ppendix
‘A
’.
TO
W-B
AR
S
b.
Where
tow
bars
are
fitte
d c
hecks m
ust
be m
ade o
n t
he
conditio
n a
nd s
ecurity
to the tow
ing
vehic
le.
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
a.
Reje
ctions
as
indic
ate
d
on
the
traile
r in
spection
she
et
show
n a
t A
ppendix
‘A
’
b.
Reje
ctions
as
indic
ate
d
on
the
traile
r in
spection
she
et
show
n a
t A
ppendix
‘A
’
Pag
e 4
9
SE
CT
ION
11 –
AN
CIL
LA
RY
EQ
UIP
ME
NT
S
ecti
on
Co
nte
nts
: S
ub
-secti
on
Su
bje
ct
11.1
Wheelc
hair R
estr
ain
t &
Access E
quip
ment
11.2
Fire E
xting
uis
her
11.3
First
Aid
Kit
Pag
e 5
0
11.1
W
HE
EL
CH
AIR
RE
ST
RA
INT
& A
CC
ES
S E
QU
IPM
EN
T
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
W
HE
ELC
HA
IR R
ES
TR
AIN
T
a.
Where
applic
able
check
conditio
n
and
opera
tion
of
whee
lchair r
estr
ain
t.
b. A
syste
m f
or
the e
ffective a
nchoring
of
wheelc
hairs s
hall
be
pro
vid
ed
within
th
e
ve
hic
le
in
all
spaces
de
sig
nate
d
as
whee
lchair s
paces.
WH
EE
LC
HA
IR A
CC
ES
S &
EQ
UIP
ME
NT
A
vehic
le shall
be fitted w
ith either
of
the fo
llow
ing
fo
rms of
whee
lchair a
ccess e
quip
ment:
Ram
ps
c.
Check t
hat
appro
priate
ram
ps f
itte
d a
re s
ecure
ly i
nsta
lled i
n
the d
esig
nate
d s
tora
ge a
rea.
Exam
ine f
or
dam
age,
defo
rmity,
sharp
edg
es e
tc. and p
rovis
ion o
f anti-s
lip c
overing.
Wheelc
hair lift
d.
A
purp
ose
desig
ned
wheelc
hair
lift
shall
confo
rm
to
the
LO
LE
R 9
8 R
eg
ula
tions.
A r
eport
, confirm
ing
that
the l
ifting
eq
uip
ment
is s
afe
to u
se, shall
be p
resente
d a
t th
e t
ime
of th
e
vehic
le i
nspection.
Vehic
les p
resente
d f
or
inspection w
ith a
w
hee
l chair lift
will
req
uire a
LO
LE
R c
ert
ific
ate
that
is v
alid
for
a p
eriod o
f six
month
s fro
m the d
ate
of
issue.
No
te:
P
asseng
er
lifting
eq
uip
ment
will
need
to
be
thoro
ug
hly
exam
ined by a com
pete
nt
pers
on,
in use,
at
least
once
every
six
month
s.
Reaso
n F
or
Reje
cti
on
a.
A w
heelc
hair r
estr
ain
t is
defe
ctive,
worn
or
mis
sin
g.
b.
Wheelc
hair
anchora
ge
syste
ms
and
devic
es
does
not
confo
rm t
o E
uro
pean D
irective 7
6/1
15 E
EC
(as a
mended
by 9
0/6
29 E
EC
). S
ee A
ppendix
‘B
’.
c.
Ram
ps m
issin
g,
insecure
ly s
tore
d,
dam
ag
ed/d
efo
rmed,
anti-
slip
covering
in p
oor
conditio
n o
r m
issin
g.
d.
Vehic
le
not
pre
sente
d
with
a
valid
or
curr
ent
LO
LE
R
cert
ific
ate
.
Pag
e 5
1
11.1
W
HE
EL
CH
AIR
RE
ST
RA
INT
& A
CC
ES
S E
QU
IPM
EN
T (
Continued)
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
e.
Any p
urp
ose d
esig
ned w
heelc
hair a
ccess r
am
p t
hat
is c
arr
ied
must
be l
ightw
eig
ht
and e
asy t
o d
eplo
y.
The i
nsta
lled r
am
p
shall
ha
ve v
isib
le r
efe
rence t
o s
afe
work
ing
load o
f 250
kgs
and c
ert
ifie
d to B
S 6
109.
f.
Wheelc
hair a
ccess e
quip
ment
shall
be f
itte
d e
ither
into
the
rear
or
sid
e a
ccess d
oor
of
the v
ehic
le.
Where
it
is f
itte
d t
o a
sid
e d
oor
this
shall
be t
he d
oor
situate
d o
n t
he n
ear
sid
e o
f th
e v
ehic
le,
i.e. kerb
sid
e w
hen s
topped in a
norm
al ro
ad.
g.
The a
pert
ure
of
the d
oor
into
whic
h t
he a
ccess e
quip
ment
is
fitt
ed s
hall
have
min
imum
cle
ar
headro
om
in i
ts c
entr
al
third
of
48 i
nches (
1,2
20m
m).
T
he m
easure
ment
shall
be t
aken
from
the u
pper
centr
e o
f th
e a
pert
ure
to a
poin
t dir
ectly b
elo
w
on e
ither,
the u
pper
face o
f th
e f
ully
rais
ed lift
pla
tform
, or
the
upper
face o
f th
e r
am
p fully
deplo
yed o
n leve
l g
roun
d.
h.
A lo
ckin
g m
echanis
m shall
be fitt
ed th
at
hold
s th
e access
door
in the o
pen p
ositio
n w
hils
t in
use.
i.
All
whee
lchair t
rackin
g m
ust
be f
it f
or
purp
ose a
nd s
tructu
rally
sound.
Furt
her
info
rmation on dis
able
d people
’s tr
ansport
is
availa
ble
fr
om
th
e D
isab
led
P
ers
on
s T
ran
sp
ort
A
dvis
ory
C
om
mit
tee
(DP
TA
C)
web
sit
e o
pp
osit
e
Reaso
n f
or
Reje
cti
on
e.
The i
nsta
lled r
am
p d
oes n
ot
have a
ny v
isib
le r
efe
rence t
o a
m
axim
um
safe
work
ing
load o
r cert
ific
ation to B
S 6
109.
f.
Wheelc
hair a
ccess e
quip
ment is
fitte
d t
o t
he o
ff-
sid
e a
ccess
door
of th
e v
ehic
le.
g.
There
is n
ot cle
ar
headro
om
in the a
pert
ure
within
the c
entr
al
third o
f 48 inches (
1,2
20m
m).
h.
No e
vid
ence o
f a s
uitable
lockin
g m
echanis
m to h
old
th
e d
oor
open.
i.
Dam
ag
ed o
r in
secure
tra
ckin
g o
r detr
itus d
eposits w
ithin
the
trackin
g r
ails
Pag
e 5
2
11.2
F
IRE
EX
TIN
GU
ISH
ER
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
a.
Check t
he f
ire e
xting
uis
her
for
pre
sence:
• th
e e
xpiry d
ate
• S
eal.
• T
ype –
wate
r, C
O2 o
r fo
am
or
dry
pow
der
• A
ppro
ved m
ark
- B
S5423 o
r E
N3
b.
The
fire
exting
uis
her
must
be
kept
in
an
accessib
le
positio
n
insid
e
the
veh
icle
. T
he
exting
uis
her
may
be
carr
ied o
ut
of
vie
w,
i.e.
in a
faste
ned g
love c
om
part
ment
pro
vid
ed t
here
is a
cle
ar
sig
n o
n t
he d
ashboard
, sta
ting
the location.
Reaso
n F
or
Reje
cti
on
a.
A f
ire e
xting
uis
her
is m
issin
g o
r:,
• o
ut of
date
• b
roken o
r m
issin
g s
eal.
• N
o appro
ved m
ark
ing
vis
ible
or
oth
er
non-a
ppro
ved
mark
ing
show
n
b.
Not
fitt
ed i
n a
n a
ccessib
le p
ositio
n o
r its p
ositio
n i
s n
ot
cle
arly m
ark
ed.
Pag
e 5
3
11.3
F
IRS
T A
ID K
IT
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
a.
Check t
he f
irst
aid
kit f
or
pre
sence,
the e
xpiry d
ate
and t
he
seal is
inta
ct.
b.
The f
irst
aid
kit m
ust
be k
ept
in a
n a
ccessib
le p
ositio
n insid
e
the v
ehic
le.
The f
irst
aid
kit m
ay b
e c
arr
ied o
ut
of
vie
w,
i.e.
in
a f
aste
ned g
love c
om
part
ment
pro
vid
ed t
here
is a
cle
ar
sig
n
on t
he d
ashboard
, sta
ting t
he location.
Reaso
n F
or
Reje
cti
on
a.
A f
irst
aid
kit i
s m
issin
g,
out
of
date
, bro
ken o
r th
e s
eal
has
been b
roken.
b.
The f
irst
aid
kit i
s n
ot
fitted i
n a
n a
ccessib
le p
ositio
n o
r its
positio
n is n
ot cle
arly m
ark
ed.
Pag
e 5
4
SE
CT
ION
12 –
NO
VE
LT
Y V
EH
ICL
ES
(S
TR
ET
CH
LIM
OU
SIN
ES
):
Secti
on
Co
nte
nts
: S
ub
-secti
on
Su
bje
ct
12.1
V
ehic
le I
dentification N
um
ber
(VIN
) 12.2
S
eating C
apacity
12.3
U
ndue S
tresses
12.4
P
asseng
er
Notices
Pag
e 5
5
12.1
V
eh
icle
Id
en
tifi
cati
on
Nu
mb
er
(VIN
)
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
V
ehic
le
Identification
Num
ber
(VIN
),
should
be
checked
to
ensure
it com
plie
s w
ith the g
uid
ance a
s f
ollo
ws:
• F
or
vehic
les
constr
ucte
d
from
1998
onw
ard
s
the
VIN
should
beg
in w
ith I
LI;
• P
re
1998
vehic
les
(not
recom
mended
for
licensin
g
as
private
hire v
ehic
les)
VIN
should
beg
in w
ith I
LM
;
• If
a V
IN b
eg
ins w
ith I
LN
or
anyth
ing
oth
er,
then t
his
is lik
ely
to
be a
non a
ppro
ved (
‘cut-
and-s
hut)
modific
ation.
Reaso
n F
or
Reje
cti
on
a.
Inappro
priate
VIN
mark
ing
s d
ispla
yed o
r no V
IN m
ark
ing
s pre
sent.
Pag
e 5
6
12.2
S
eati
ng
Cap
acit
y
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
It
is
str
ong
ly re
com
mended th
at
prior
to th
e in
spection
of
a
novelty v
eh
icle
the inspecto
r checks t
he s
eating
capacity o
n t
he
V5C
to e
nsure
it
does n
ot
exceed 8
passeng
er
seats
.
Reaso
n F
or
Reje
cti
on
If
the V
5C
sta
tes m
ore
than 8
passeng
ers
, th
en t
his
veh
icle
M
US
T N
OT
be t
este
d o
r lic
ensed a
s a
Private
Hire V
ehic
le.
The vehic
le should
be re
ferr
ed to
V
OS
A fo
r lic
ensin
g as
a
passeng
er
carr
yin
g v
ehic
le (
PC
V).
Pag
e 5
7
12.3
U
nd
ue S
tresses
Meth
od
of
Insp
ecti
on
V
ehic
le i
nspecto
rs s
hould
be a
ware
of
undue s
tresses c
aused
to t
he s
teering,
bra
kes a
nd t
yre
s d
ue t
o t
he a
dditio
na
l w
eig
ht
imposed o
n t
he v
ehic
le a
t th
e m
odific
ation p
rocess.
Reaso
n F
or
Reje
cti
on
T
ole
rances a
nd w
ear
should
be a
s d
efined i
n t
he V
OS
A C
ar
&
Lig
ht C
om
merc
ial V
ehic
le T
esting
Manual as follo
ws:
• S
teering
- S
ection 2
• B
rakes -
Section 3
• T
yre
s -
Section 4
Pag
e 5
8
12.4
P
assen
ger
No
tices
Dri
ver
Decla
rati
on
P
assen
ger
No
tices
Lo
ca
l lic
en
sin
g a
uth
oritie
s a
re s
tron
gly
ad
vis
ed
to
ob
tain
a d
ecla
ration
, fr
om
th
e o
pe
rato
r of a
lic
en
sed
no
ve
lty
ve
hic
le,
tha
t ve
hic
les w
ith
sid
e fa
cin
g s
eats
will
ne
ve
r b
e u
se
d to
ca
rry p
asse
nge
rs u
nd
er
16 y
ea
rs o
f a
ge
, re
ga
rdle
ss
o
f w
he
the
r th
e v
eh
icle
is
fit
ted
wit
h o
r w
ith
ou
t s
ea
tbe
lts
. i.
In a
dd
itio
n,
no
tice
s fo
rbid
din
g c
hild
ren t
o b
e c
arr
ied
in
sid
e f
acin
g s
ea
ts m
ust b
e d
isp
laye
d in
pro
min
en
t po
sitio
ns,
i.e
. on
en
try t
o t
he p
asse
nge
r co
mp
art
men
t an
d o
n th
e in
sid
e o
f th
e v
eh
icle
on
eith
er
sid
e o
f th
e p
asse
nge
r co
mpa
rtm
en
t. I
n a
dd
itio
n,
loca
l lic
en
sin
g a
uth
oritie
s m
ay r
equ
ire
ou
twa
rd f
acin
g s
ign
s a
dja
ce
nt
to a
ll e
ntr
an
ce
/exit
do
ors
to
the
pa
ssen
ge
r co
mp
art
me
nt.
ii.
F
urt
he
r no
tice
s s
ho
uld
be
dis
pla
ye
d in
sid
e t
he v
eh
icle
, w
he
re a
ll p
asse
nge
r ca
n c
lea
rly r
ea
d t
he
no
tice
, a
dvis
ing
pa
ssen
ge
rs o
f th
e m
axim
um
ca
rryin
g c
ap
acity o
f th
e v
eh
icle
an
d a
wa
rnin
g t
o p
assen
ge
rs t
ha
t sh
ou
ld t
he
cap
acity
be
exce
ede
d th
en
th
e v
eh
icle
will
no
t b
e in
sure
d.
Page 59
APPENDIX ‘A’ HACKNEY CARRIAGE & PRIVATE HIRE TRAILER INSPECTION SHEET Plate Number of towing vehicle: …………………….. ………………………….. Registration number of towing vehicle: ………………………………………….
Registered owner of vehicle: …………………………………………………….. Manufacturers plate showing chassis number: ………………………………… Manufacturers plate showing maximum weight: ………………………………..
Inspection area Description Pass (�)
Fail (�)
Licence plate Contains details & complies with local licensing authorities format
Licence plate Clearly displayed, legible, and securely fixed
Licence plate Serviceable – not damaged or defaced
Trailer couplings Check condition & operation and presence of a safety breakaway cable.
Tow bar mounting brackets
Check condition and security
Trailer body Check condition of side and rear tailboards
Trailer chassis Check condition
Suspension Check condition and operation
Wheel bearings Check for excessive free play or roughness in bearings
Tonneau cover & fittings
Check for condition
Wheels and tyres Check security, condition and wear
Braking system Operates satisfactorily
Lighting All obligatory lights work
Indicators All indicators work
Reflective triangle Check presence and condition
Number plate Check condition, security of fitting and displayed clearly
Speed restriction notice
Check condition and displayed clearly
I hereby certify that the above trailer has been inspected and has/has not* been found to be roadworthy and suitable to be used as a hackney carriage/private hire* trailer at the time of inspection. Examined by (name) ……………………………………………………………… Signature ………………………………………………. Date……………………..
* Delete as appropriate
Page 60
DEFINITION OF MOTOR VEHICLES Appendix ‘B’
Category
Definition
M
A motor vehicle with at least four wheels designed and constructed for the carriage of passengers.
M1
Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of passengers and comprising no more than eight seats in addition to the drivers seat.
M2
Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of passengers and comprising more than eight seats in addition to the drivers seat, and having a maximum mass not exceeding five tonnes
M3
Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of passengers and comprising more than eight seats in addition to the drivers seat, and having a maximum mass exceeding five tonnes
