UK PCV Theory Test Accident and Breakdown Procedures 1

Question 1

A fire breaks out in the engine compartment of your bus while passengers are on board. What is your immediate priority?

Accepted Answer

Stop the vehicle safely, evacuate all passengers, and then call the emergency services

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Attempt to extinguish the fire using the onboard extinguisher before taking any other action

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Keep driving to the nearest fire station to get professional help

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Warn passengers to stay seated while you assess the severity of the fire

Question 2

Your coach breaks down on the hard shoulder of a motorway. Where should you and your passengers wait?

Accepted Answer

On the nearside verge or behind the barrier, away from the hard shoulder

Answer

Inside the coach with seatbelts fastened

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On the hard shoulder, close to the coach

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Behind the safety barrier, well away from the carriageway

Question 3

After a road traffic collision involving your bus, when must you notify your operator or transport manager?

Accepted Answer

As soon as reasonably practicable, and always within 24 hours

Answer

Within 72 hours

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Only if the police have also been informed

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Within seven days, when you complete the accident report form

Question 4

A passenger on your bus collapses and appears to be unconscious. You have no first-aid training. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Stop the vehicle safely, call 999, and follow the dispatcher's instructions until help arrives

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Continue to the next stop and ask the passenger to alight

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Ask other passengers if anyone has first-aid training, but do not stop the bus

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Drive directly to the nearest hospital without calling 999

Question 5

You are driving a PCV and discover that your tachograph has developed a fault mid-journey. What must you do?

Accepted Answer

Make a manual record of your hours on a tachograph printout or plain paper for the rest of the journey, and have the unit repaired as soon as possible

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Continue the journey as normal and report the fault at the end of the week

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Stop immediately and refuse to drive until the tachograph is repaired

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Switch to the backup analogue mode and carry on without informing anyone

Question 6

After a collision, you notice fuel is leaking from your bus. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Warn passengers and bystanders to keep away, prohibit smoking, and inform the emergency services

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Use a rag to try to plug the leak and continue to your destination

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Wait to see whether the leak stops before deciding whether to call for help

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Ask passengers to help you push the vehicle away from other traffic