Group B Lighting Requirements and Compliance
Apply Group B lamp and reflector requirements using vehicle class, first-use date, position, colour, type, operation and separation.
How to prepare for this year's assessment
Start with group and vehicle class, confirm whether a rule applies, follow the prescribed inspection or administration method, and classify only the evidence permitted by the live source.
Core concepts
Concept 1
Apply Group B lamp and reflector requirements using vehicle class, first-use date, position, colour, type, operation and separation.
Exam cue: Identify whether the scenario belongs to Group A or Group B before selecting a manual.
Concept 2
Identify the vehicle and class, establish which lamps are required, then apply the current manual inspection and defect wording.
Exam cue: Identify the vehicle and class, establish which lamps are required, then apply the current manual inspection and defect wording.
Concept 3
Current examples include multi-function position or daytime-running lamps combined with an indicator or stop lamp.
Exam cue: Use the source version and effective date that apply during the live 2026–27 training year.
Concept 4
An optional lamp is not assessed as though it were mandatory unless the manual says its fitted condition is testable.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Failing an inoperative optional lamp or passing a required lamp without checking date-dependent scope.
Guardrail: Do not replace current manual wording with workshop preference, memory from an earlier year or an assumption based on appearance.
Treating workshop repair preference as the statutory MOT test outcome.
Guardrail: Do not replace current manual wording with workshop preference, memory from an earlier year or an assumption based on appearance.
Reproducing a sample answer without checking current application and evidence.
Guardrail: Use public examples to identify concepts only; the live source and current facts control the result.
Memory anchors
Class and Date First
Required lighting depends on vehicle type and first-use date.
Required Versus Optional
Confirm application before deciding whether inoperation is testable.
Combined Function Matters
Observe how multi-function lamps behave during signalling or braking.
Group B Lighting Requirements and Compliance: Source
Confirm the answer in the live DVSA guide, inspection manual or applicable special notice.
Group B Lighting Requirements and Compliance: Sequence
Identify group and class, confirm application, use the prescribed method, then classify the evidence.
Group B Lighting Requirements and Compliance: Annual Boundary
Keep the 2026–27 assessed topic allocation separate from live rule changes and earlier training years.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
A car first used in 1928 has no headlamps. Which application rule controls?
A mandatory headlamp pair is fitted, but only one dipped beam works. What is the direct concern?
Answer all questions to submit.
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