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THE DRIVING Standards Agency (DSA) has finally bowed to industry pressure, not least from CM, to make HGV driving tests more realistic by agreeing to look at tests with loaded vehicles in its latest consultation document.
While current HGV candidates in the UK are tested in unladen trucks or trailers, the latest DSA proposals suggest loading vehicles with water containers or sandbags instead, to simulate a normal load.
The change would ensure a lorry or trailer used in the HGV driving test mirrored the weight of the vehicle that successful candidates would drive on the road after...