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  • Horn

    Topics:
    • Road users, 
    • Driver & Vehicle Agency

    Form Number: DVT 910
    Issue: 6
    Origin: DVT
    Review: Jan 2028

    Information 

    This inspection applies to all vehicles. 

    Method Of Inspection 

    Operate the horn control and note the volume and character of the sound emitted. 

    Reason For Rejection 

       Reason For RejectionDeficiency Category  
    1a The horn control missing or not readily accessible to the driver.MAJOR 
     b The horn control is insecureMINOR
     c The horn is insecureMINOR
     d The horn does not function properlyMINOR
     e The horn does not function.MAJOR
     f The sound emitted by the horn is obviously not loud enough to be heard by another road user.MAJOR 
     g 

    A gong, bell, siren or two or more tone horn fitted.

     Note:     When operated, a two or more tone horn automatically produces a sound which   alternates at regular intervals between fixed notes. 

    A vehicle is allowed to be fitted with a bell, gong or siren, but not two-tone, only as part of an anti-theft device. 

    MAJOR
     h For a vehicle first used on or after 30 September 1976 a sound emitted by the horn is: 
      inot a constant noteMINOR 
      iinot continuous or uniformMINOR 
      iiiharsh or gratingMINOR

    Note: Excluding ambulances. 

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