Contents Role 1 Prepare vehicle and its occupants for a journey Role 2 Guide and control the vehicle Role 3 Use the road in accordance with the Highway Code Role 4 Drive safely and responsibly in the traffic system Role 5 Review and adjust driving behaviour over lifetime
Scope The content of this Standard applies to driving all types of vehicle1 covered by category D (i.e. D1, D1+E, D, D+E – for definitions see http://goo.gl/aVh1l ) manual and automatic vehicles on any class of road at any time in any weather conditions with any number of passengers (subject to legal requirements and the manufacturer’s specification) with any load (subject to legal requirements and the manufacturer’s specification) for private use and for professional purposes (subject to relevant legislation) The Standard covers the requirements of the category D licence acquisition process.
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For the purposes of this Standard the term ‘vehicle’ is taken to refer to any vehicle or any combination of vehicle and trailer covered by category D and its sub and extended categories. Version 2.0 Page 2 of 38 www.gov.uk/dsa March 2013