Originally Posted by
GKR_17
Depending on the car, over the years we have had the Bentley, the Hayes, and others, but ALWAYS the factory manual (ever see the set of encyclopedias for a Porsche 944?). A couple of those were in microfiche, but I did have a simple magnifier that could read that in a pinch. It is inexcusable not to have the manual for the standard IT classes (or proof of unavailability as required in the GCR). Tech shouldn't be issuing log books without it in my opinion. Now since ITE doesn't have much for rules, I'd say James is fine.
The common Bentley manual for German cars is not a factory manual, so that does NOT satisfy the rule.