Responsibility

• The owner is responsible for ensuring that legal aspects of the car are in order.
  
• The driver is responsible for ensuring the attention of safety-related features of the car are in order, working properly and fulfilling legal requirements, particularly the steering, brakes, and lights.

Steering

• The steering must function easily, safely and quickly. There must be no noticeable free play (See below) in the steering system itself or generally in any of the related parts.
  
• The wheels must precisely follow the movements of the steering wheel.
  
• Movement of the steering wheel must not encounter any uneven resistance, or cause any Inappropriate sounds
  
• The steering must be "self-centering" - means: Straighten up by itself after a turn.

Free play in the steering wheel

• "(Free) play" is the distance you can turn the steering wheel without the wheels are moving.
  
• There must not be any free play in the steering wheel of new cars.
  
• Old cars with classic steering are allowed to have 5 cm of free play.
  

Checking / measuring free play in the steering wheel

• Cars with power-assisted steering must have the engine running.
  
• Make sour the front wheels are pointing forwards, as for driving straight ahead.
  
• Roll down the window of the left front door.
  
• Get out of the car and turn the steering wheel - through the window - left and right.
• Observe the front wheels when you do this.
• If you can turn the steering wheel without the wheels are moving, there is free play in the steering system - that is not permitted.

The engine and the exhaust system

• The surface of the engine has to be clean and no leak of oil or other liquids.
  
• The engine must not produce any unnecessary smoke or noise.
  
• The exhaust system must have no holes or leaks otherwise, there may be a danger of carbon monoxide poisoning

You must point out / explain the following

• Oil dipstick and topping up the oil.
• Oil level: between "min." "max." marks.
  
• Power-assisted-steering fluid container and pump.
• Fluid level: between "min." "max."marks
  
• Cooling liquid (radiator fluid). Fluid level: between "min." "max." marks.
  
• Brake fluid container. fluid level: between "mine." "max."marks.
  
• Windscreen-cleanser liquid container. Must always contain liquid.
  
• Driving belt.
  

Tires and wheel rims

• Tires and wheel frames must be undamaged.
  
• The tires must not have any cracks or be damaged in any way.
  
• The tire pressure must be correct - as indicated by the carmaker.
  
• Information on correct tire pressure in the car user's manual or at the petrol station.

Types of tires

• You need to know the different types: radial, cross-ply, summer, winter, off-road, and so on.
  
• The car must have the same type of tires on all four wheels.
  
• The car must have the same brand and size of tires on the same axle.
  
• The main tread pattern must be the least 1.6 mm deep.
  
• Some tires having a directional tread pattern with arrows - and must be mounted so the arrows are pointing forwards.
  
• Studded tires are permitted from 1th of November to 15th of April.

Shock absorber system

• The shock absorbers must work on all four wheels.
  
• The car must settle into place at once after the car forcefully has been pushed downwards (above the shock absorber) - no bouncing.
  
• Likewise, the car must settle into place firmly after braking hard - no bouncing.

License for category B

• You are allowed to drive with the following vehicles:
  
• Car with 9 seats incl. driver
  
• Vans and trucks with gross vehicle weight up to 3,500 kg
  
• Collecting and power tools
  
• Cabin Scooter
  
• Preview of max. 750 kg
  
• Trailer Exceeding 750 kg if the total gross combination does not exeed4.250 kg and the trailer weight does not exceed the car weight of 50 kg or more.
  
• Registered mopeds exceed

Special equipment

• The car must be fitted with safety belts on all seats.
  
• The safety belts must be approved.
  
• windscreen (windshield)
• Must be kept
• clean with a washer-wiper system and cleaning fluid that works automatically.
  
• The car must be fitted with an approved system that prevents theft.
  
• The car should have an approved warning triangle, have to be used if the car breaks down in a place where its presents a danger two others, or where stopping and parking are forbidden.