Revised GCSE in Motor Vehicle and Road User Studies

This revised specification in GCSE Motor Vehicle and Road User Studies is available for first teaching from September 2009. We will make the first awards in 2011.

This specification helps students to prepare for driver training and the driving test and to become informed and responsible road users.

Through studying this specification, students develop:

knowledge and understanding of the motor vehicle;
an understanding of the legal liabilities of being a road user;
knowledge and understanding of the responsibilities of vehicle ownership;
a positive and understanding attitude to the use of the road and to other road users;
an awareness of the interaction between the road user, the environment and the vehicle;
a respect for the safety of road users;
the knowledge and skills needed to use a powered vehicle;
an understanding of the mathematical, scientific and technological principles of motor vehicles;
knowledge and understanding of routine vehicle maintenance; and
knowledge and understanding of how to act decisively and positively at the scene of an accident.