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The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999

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[F1PART 5E+W+SUnitary Test: Categories F, G, H and K

1.  Either—E+W+S

(a)read in good daylight (with the aid of corrective lenses if worn) a registration mark fixed to a motor vehicle and containing letters and figures 79 millimetres high and 57 millimetres wide at a distance of—

(i)12.3 metres, in the case of a test conducted in respect of a vehicle included in category K;

(ii)20.5 metres, in any other case, or

(b)read in good daylight (with the aid of corrective lenses if worn) a registration mark fixed to a motor vehicle and containing letters and figures 79 millimetres high and 50 millimetres wide at a distance of—

(i)12 metres, in the case of a test conducted in respect of a vehicle included in category K;

(ii)20 metres, in any other case.

2.  Start the engine of the vehicle.E+W+S

3.  Move away straight ahead or at an angle.E+W+S

4.  Overtake, meet or cross the path of other vehicles and take an appropriate course.E+W+S

5.  Turn right-hand and left-hand corners correctly.E+W+S

6.  Stop the vehicle in an emergency and normally and, in the latter case, bring it to rest in an appropriate part of the road.]E+W+S

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