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    What are the advantages of sticking to your car's manufacturer's recommended servicing schedule?

    DVSA-style practice question · Safety and your Vehicle

    The answer options

    • It will reduce your road tax bill
    • Insurance will be cheaper
    • Your vehicle will be more reliableCorrect
    • You will get to your destination quicker

    Why that is the answer

    Regularly servicing your vehicle according to the manufacturer’s guidelines ensures key components are checked, maintained, and replaced before they fail. This keeps the engine working efficiently and makes the vehicle much more reliable, reducing the risk of unexpected breakdowns. Servicing will not lower your road tax, which is based on factors like engine size or emissions, nor will it make your journeys quicker. Good maintenance is essential for safety and vehicle longevity.

    How this comes up in the real test

    Questions from safety and your vehicle appear throughout the 50-question multiple-choice section, and the wording changes between versions. Learn the rule rather than the sentence: the DVSA can ask the same point from the opposite direction, and a memorised answer falls over the moment the phrasing moves.

    The pass mark is 43 out of 50, so seven wrong answers is your entire margin. If a whole category is shaky, run the topic practice below until you are getting every question right for the right reason, then go back to full mocks under the clock.

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