Vehicle Documents, Registration and Compulsory Insurance
What you must carry
This domain tests the paperwork side of riding. When riding a motorcycle, you should be able to produce a valid driving licence for the correct category, the vehicle registration document, and proof of compulsory insurance. Carry identification as required. The registration plate must be fitted and legible; a missing or obscured plate is an offence.
Registration and insurance
A motorcycle must be registered to its owner. Ownership transfer must be recorded, not left as an informal sale. Compulsory insurance is third-party cover: it protects other people you injure or whose property you damage, not necessarily your own bike. Expired insurance is treated as no insurance. Keep renewal dates visible so they do not lapse.
Roadworthiness
Brakes, lights, horn, tyres and exhaust must be in working order. If the vehicle is unsafe, do not ride it. Modifications that make the bike illegal or unsafe can also cause problems at inspection or at a police checkpoint.
Worked example
You are stopped at a checkpoint and produce a licence and registration but your insurance expired last month. Reasoning: compulsory insurance is a continuing requirement. An expired certificate does not satisfy it. You face the penalty for no valid insurance even though the bike is registered.
Traps that cost marks
Thinking registration proves insurance; assuming a photo on a phone is always accepted; riding a machine outside your licence category; and treating an informal sale as a completed transfer. The safe exam answer is: correct licence, valid registration, valid insurance.
Exam focus
Expect questions on the three core documents, compulsory third-party insurance, plate display, registration transfer, expired insurance and roadworthiness.