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Permission to use a vehicle is different from legal entitlement and suitable insurance. Check current official requirements for your circumstances.
Understand the decision.
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You are buying a used car. What should you arrange before driving it on the road?
- The appropriate insurance and legal requirements for your use
- Assume the seller's cover automatically transfers
- Rely only on possession of the keys
- Use a sale receipt instead of insurance
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The appropriate insurance and legal requirements for your use
Legal use depends on your own circumstances and cover, not just buying the vehicle.
Read the reference guidance ↗A car has passed its MOT recently. What should you remember?
- You must still keep it roadworthy
- No checks are needed until the next MOT
- Any later defect is automatically legal
- Insurance is unnecessary until the MOT expires
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You must still keep it roadworthy
An MOT is a test at a point in time, not a guarantee of continuing condition.
Read the reference guidance ↗You borrow a friend's car. What should you check before driving?
- That your licence and insurance cover the proposed use
- Only whether the owner gives permission
- That your own car is the same colour
- That the friend has a driving licence
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That your licence and insurance cover the proposed use
Permission alone does not establish your entitlement or insurance cover.
Read the reference guidance ↗ A useful revision routine
- Read the situation and identify the actual decision being asked about.
- Choose an answer without looking at the explanation first.
- Check the explanation and follow its official reference if the rule is unfamiliar.
- Explain the point in your own words, then mix it with other topics.
This is independent text-only practice, not an official DVSA question bank or a complete exam simulation. Keep current official guidance alongside your revision.
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