Driving licence for category B

1) Checking the technical condition of basic elements of a vehicle that ensure safety in road traffic – a candidate must show that they can check:

• a) the level of engine oil,
• b) the level of coolant,
• c) the level of brake fluid,
• d) the level of washer fluid,
• e) the functioning of a sound signal,
• f) the functioning of position/parking lights,
• g) the functioning of low beam lights,
• h) the functioning of high beam lights,
• i) the functioning of “STOP” lights,
• j) the functioning of reversing lights,
• k) the functioning of direction indicators’ lights,
• l) the functioning of hazard lights,
• m) the functioning of rear fog lights.

How you should do the part of the task described above:

• you have a maximum of 5 minutes for doing those tasks,
• at the least you should point to the place where a proper level of certain fluids is to be checked in a vehicle, and specify what tools or markings should be used to do that,
• if you are checking the lights listed in subitems (i) or (j), you may ask the examiner to confirm that the external light is working,
• the tasks will be randomly selected for each candidate by a computer in the examination centre. The computer will select one element from among the elements listed in subitems (a) to (e), and one element from among the elements listed in subitems (f) to (m).

2) Properly adjusting the chair, mirrors, and headrests and fastening the seatbelts (if the car is fitted with such), making sure that the doors of the car are closed, switching on the lights appropriate for driving in road traffic.

How you should do this part of the task:

• in your left mirror you as the driver should see the left side of the car and the left area behind the car,
• in your right mirror you should see the right side of the car and the right area behind the car,
• in the internal mirror you should see the area behind the car using the rear window,
• the headrests should be placed closely behind and at the level of your head.

• 1) Making sure that you may proceed with driving, that is:
  • a) ruling out any possibility of you causing a hazard to road traffic,
  • b) assessing the situation around the vehicle;
• 2) Moving off smoothly:
  • a) releasing the hand brake if it is engaged,
  • b) gently letting go of the clutch, increasing engine revolutions;
• 3) driving forwards and backwards smoothly and continuously (when reversing observe your route by applying driving techniques – do the observations through the rear window and using the mirrors);
• 4) not driving with any wheel on the lines that mark the outer edges of the stalls (this does not apply to the inner lines that mark and enclose the stopping bays);
• 5) not driving on the cones or poles and not hitting them;
• 6) stopping the car in the bays designated for stopping – one bay before the end of the lane when going forwards and the other bay – before the beginning of the lane when reversing.

When moving off, the car should not roll back more than 20 centimetres and the engine should not stall. When performing this manoeuvre, after stopping the car on a hill, the candidate should pull up the hand brake and move off while having previously released the hand brake.