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Vehicle testing manuals and guides

• Commercial vehicle Testing manuals and guides
• MOT Testing manuals
• Individual Vehicle Approval manuals and guides
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Ordering Manuals and Guides

The publications that appear on this page are available online and can be downloaded for free.

Commercial vehicle Testing manuals and guides

Title	Price
Categorisation of Defects	Free
Categorisation of Defects Manual - Table of Changes
Conspicuity marking requirements on goods vehicles	Free
2013 Consolidated HGV Inspection Manual March Update	Free
2013 Consolidated PSV Inspection Manual March Update	Free
A Guide to Notifiable Alterations - PSV	Free
A Guide to the inspection of Dangerous and Hazardous Goods Vehicles	Free
Guide to the Changes to Seat Belt Installations	Free
Preparing Your HGV for Brake Test - A Best Practice Guide	Free
Testing Directive 2010 48 Q&As for MOT Scheme	Free
Testing Directive 2010 48 Q&As for HGV and PSV	Free

MOT Testing manuals

Title	Price
In Service Exhaust Emission Standards for Road Vehicles - 17th Edition	Free
MOT Inspection manuals and guides	Free online versions
Special Notices	Free

Individual Vehicle Approval manuals and guides

Title	Price
IVA Inspection Manual for Passenger Cars - M1 vehicles	Free
IVA Inspection Manual for Large Passenger Vehicles - M2 & M3 vehicles	Free
IVA Inspection Manual for Light Goods Vehicles - N1 vehicles	Free
IVA Inspection Manual for Medium to Heavy Goods Vehicles - N2 & N3 vehicles	Free
IVA Inspection Manual for Trailers - O1,O2, O3 & O4 vehicles	Free
Guide to the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) Scheme	Free

Single Vehicle Approval manuals and guides

Title	Price
Guide to the Single Vehicle Approval (SVA) Scheme	Free
Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval Inspection Manual	Free
Guide to the Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval Scheme	Free
MSVA Partial inspection frequently asked questions	Free

Pre-Registration Inspections

Title	Price
Private Buses & Limousines - Guidance for operators	Free

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