Driving Privileges, Licensing, and Operating Regulations
What you must know
This domain covers the legal framework for driving. Candidates should understand licence categories and conditions, learner and provisional rules, the documents required to drive (licence, insurance, registration, and any test certificate), and the obligations after a collision. Know the rules on vehicle roadworthiness, insurance cover types, and penalties for driving without insurance or a valid licence. Understand the effects of penalty points and disqualification, and the rules on carrying passengers, towing, and displaying plates where required.
Traps in questions
Questions often test the difference between what is required by law and what is merely advisable. Driving without valid insurance is an offence even if you believe cover exists. Learner and provisional conditions vary, so read the wording carefully: a supervising driver may need to meet minimum age and licence-holding requirements. After a collision, you may be required to stop, give details, and report to the police within a set time if details are not exchanged.
Worked example
You are involved in a minor collision and exchange details with the other driver. Must you still report it? If the law requires reporting when details are not exchanged, and details were exchanged, reporting may not be required; but if anyone is injured or details are incomplete, report promptly. Rule of thumb: stop, exchange, and report if required; never drive away.
Rule of thumb
Drive only within your licence, with valid insurance and documents, and stop and report after any collision.