Road transport products
working since 1978
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Contents
About the roadworthy
Roadworthiness
Annual roadworthy
Vehicle changing hands
Other situations requiring a roadworthy
Taking an unlicensed vehicle for a test
When a test may be refused
Inspection sequence
Test criteria
Test sheet
Re-test
Certification
The disc
Period of validity
Foreign vehicles
List of inspections
Around the vehicle inspections
Number plates
Data plates
Exhaust smoke
Road wheels and hubs
Tyres
Bumper bars
Bull bars
Wheel flaps
Trailer couplings
Landing legs
Underrun bumper
Mudguards
Cab mounting
Load body
In the cab inspections
Safety belts
Doors
Floor and steps
Seats
Mirrors
View to front and sides
Windows and windscreens
Wipers
Speedometer or tachograph
Horn
Driving controls
Steering wheel
Steering column
Air pressure warning device
Build-up of air pressure
Handbrake
Brake pedal
Service brake operation
Hand-operated air brake valves
Pit inspections
Chassis
Electrical wiring and equipment
Engine
Engine and transmission mountings
Oil leaks
Fuel system and tank
Exhaust
Suspension
Shocks
Stub axles
Wheel bearings
Control arms
King pins
Stabilisers
Anti-roll bars
Steering mechanism
Power steering
Drive train
Wheel alignment and brakes
Wheel alignment
Braking system - general
Braking system - specific items
Trailer parking brake
Braking performance: service and emergency brakes
Braking performance: parking brake
Vehicle dimensions
Overall length
Overall width
Overall height
Wheelbase and turning radius
Front overhang
Rear overhang
Lighting and reflectors
Lamps and lighting - general
Headlamps
Fog lamps
Parking lamps, if fitted
Swivelling lamps
Rear lamps
Reversing lamps, if fitted
Side marker lamps
End outline marker lamps
Front position lamps
Identification lamps, if fitted
Flashing identification lamps
Reflectors - general
Front reflectors
Side reflectors
Rear reflectors
Rear warning sign (chevron)
Side and rear marking strips
Direction indicators
Safety design
Twist locks
Additional inspections for buses and minibuses
General (buses only)
Sides and roof (buses only)
Entrances and exits (buses only)
Seats (buses only)
Windows and windscreen (buses only)
Tilt angle
Number of passengers (buses only)
Stairs (Buses only)
Passageways (buses only)
Number of persons that may be carried (buses only)
Seating on school buses registered before 1 April 1991
Number of persons on school bus registered before 1 April 1991
General (minibuses only)
Sides and roof (minibuses only)
Entrances and exits (minibuses only)
Seats (minibuses only)
Windows and windscreens (minibuses only)
Number of persons that may be carried (minibuses only)
Appendices and Index
Roadworthy application form
Roadworthy test sheet
List of S A National Standards
Tyre load capacity index table
Tyre speed rating table
Inflation pressure conversion table
The bridge formula
Provincial number plate characteristics
Signs distinguishing country of registration
Glossary of abbreviations, terms and legal definitions
Index (alphabetical list to locate appropriate inspection numbers, relevant National Road Traffic Act Regulation numbers and related S A National Standards)
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