Claim: A photo of a lorry which fell into Bristol harbour, backside first, demonstrates why the government should not have taken reversing out of the HGV driving test.
Fact-check: Photo of lorry stuck in Bristol harbour used to spread misinformation about HGV tests - Full Fact
Verdict: the government hasn't taken reversing out of the test. it was recently announced that a third party will carry out parts of the test, including reversing,  for certain types of vehicles, instead of the dvsa. the photo of the lorry is from a genuine incident in bristol.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Tom Norton
Date published: 2021-10-25T00:00:00