Vehicle Documents, Licensing, and Legal Responsibilities
What this domain tests
The exam tests whether you may ride, what you must carry, and what you must do after a crash or police check. Legal responsibilities are part of safe riding.
Documents and licensing
- Ride only the class shown on your licence. A motorcycle licence does not authorise you to drive a car or a heavy vehicle.
- Carry a valid driving licence, the blue book (vehicle registration certificate), and proof of third-party insurance. Keep road tax and fitness documents current where applicable.
- The rider and pillion must wear helmets. Do not carry more passengers than the motorcycle is designed for.
- Obey police directions and produce documents when asked.
Legal responsibilities
Do not ride without insurance, under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or on a suspended licence. After a collision, stop, give reasonable assistance, and report to the nearest police station. Fleeing the scene is an offence.
Worked example
At a checkpoint, an officer asks for your licence and blue book. You have a licence for a motorcycle but the blue book is expired. The correct response is to produce the licence and admit the registration is expired; you should not ride until it is renewed. Reasoning: an expired blue book means the vehicle is not legally registered for road use.
Traps that cost marks
Assuming a photocopy always replaces the original, carrying a pillion without a helmet, and leaving the scene of a minor collision are frequent mistakes.