At the start of your practical driving test, the examiner will ask you 2 questions on vehicle safety. The full list of questions can be found here

Some of the questions require you to be able to identify parts in the engine bay of the vehicle.

To open Herbie’s bonnet, you need to open the driver’s door and pull on the bonnet release lever:

Then go round to the front, and you will see Herbie's tongue sticking out:

Gently push the bonnet all the way up. It will hold that position on it's own.

Although you won't have to locate or read the level of the power steering fluid on your test, I have labeled it anyway:

Due to the round shape of the car, the engine bay is quite compact. Because of this, it is hard to see the level of washer fluid in the washer bottle. The way to check the level is to add more fluid.

The coolant bottle, or expansion tank as it is also known, is located behind the washer bottle.

The brake fluid reservoir is hidden away next to the coolant bottle.

The oil level is checked by removing the dipstick.

Although the examiner won't ask you to physically check the oil level (he will ask you to point out the dipstick and explain how you check the level), but here is how to do it anyway!

Right, so that's under the bonnet covered. What about inside the car?

Some of the questions that the examiner might ask you relate to the lights. The light switch is located on the dash on the driver's side towards the door.

One question that can be asked is how you could check the headlights and tail lights are working. As this is a 'Tell Me' question, there's no need to exit the car and have a look, but I'm going to cover it anyway as you will need to know how to check for when you have your own car.

First you need to switch the lights on:

Then have a look at the outside of the car.

And here's what the headlights look like close up:

If you have a different make and model of car, the lights (and switches) may be different. I am more than happy to show you how they work and what to look for on you own car.

So that's the front of the car, but what about the back of the car?

Again, the reverse light isn't covered in the test, but I've labelled it anyway.