Group B Earlier-Topic Retrieval
Revisit previous Group B annual subjects through current sources and retained training evidence.
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
Revisit previous Group B annual subjects through current sources and retained training evidence.
Exam cue: Identify whether the scenario belongs to Group A or Group B before selecting a manual.
Concept 2
Locate the earlier subject in the live manual or guide and check whether its application, procedure or defect category has changed.
Exam cue: Locate the earlier subject in the live manual or guide and check whether its application, procedure or defect category has changed.
Concept 3
DVSA fixes four previous-years questions but does not publish their detailed 2026–27 subtopic allocation.
Exam cue: Use the source version and effective date that apply during the live 2026–27 training year.
Concept 4
The prior 2025–26 headline syllabus does not remain the current-year blueprint and its answers must not be frozen in time.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Studying only the current named examples or memorising an obsolete historical outcome.
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
Four Questions Look Back
Each Group B assessment includes four earlier-topic questions.
Current Source Answers
Historical topics must be resolved with current manuals and notices.
No Invented Historical Weight
DVSA does not publish a question-by-year split.
Group B Earlier-Topic Retrieval: Source
Confirm the answer in the live DVSA guide, inspection manual or applicable special notice.
Group B Earlier-Topic Retrieval: Sequence
Identify group and class, confirm application, use the prescribed method, then classify the evidence.
Group B Earlier-Topic Retrieval: 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 windscreen has a 12mm chip directly in the driver's critical view. What should the tester do?
A large crack lies outside the driver's primary view but reaches the windscreen edge. What principle applies?
Answer all questions to submit.
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