Vans and minibuses

Funding and standards for van and minibus drivers and fleet operators.

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Services

• Apply for Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA): vans and light goods vehicles

  Apply for Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) if you make or import a very small number of light goods vehicles with a gross vehicle weight up to 3,500kg.

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Guidance and regulation

• Driving a van
  • Detailed guide
  • 21 May 2022
  • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Carry out van daily walkaround checks
  • Detailed guide
  • 8 October 2013
  • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Transport goods in Europe in vans or car and trailers
  • Detailed guide
  • 22 May 2024
  • Department for Transport, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, and Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
• How to prevent vehicles from hitting bridges
  • Guidance
  • 9 July 2014
  • Department for Transport
• Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) inspection manual: vans and light goods vehicles
  • Guidance
  • 2 October 2024
  • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

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News and communications

• Plug-in car, van and truck grant to be targeted at more affordable models to allow more people to make the switch
  • 18 March 2021
  • Department for Transport and Office for Zero Emission Vehicles
  • News story
• Older tyre ban in bid to improve road safety
  • 23 June 2019
  • Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
  • News story
• Updates to driving licences to include alternatively fuelled vans
  • 29 April 2019
  • Department for Transport
  • News story
• Consulting on options to ban old tyres
  • 27 February 2019
  • Department for Transport, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, and Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
  • Written statement
• Government to consult on ban on 10-year-old tyres to boost road safety
  • 26 February 2019
  • Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
  • News story

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Research and statistics

• Vehicles and drivers tables index
  • 15 May 2024
  • Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
  • Statistical data set
• Van statistics: 2019 to 2020
  • 15 April 2021
  • Department for Transport
  • Official statistics
• Provisional van statistics: 2019 to 2020
  • 10 September 2020
  • Department for Transport
  • Official statistics
• Vehicle licensing statistics: 2019
  • 30 April 2020
  • Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
  • National statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

• Ending the sale of new, non-zero emission buses, coaches and minibuses
  • 26 March 2022
  • Department for Transport and Office for Zero Emission Vehicles
  • Closed consultation
  • Date closed 21 May 2022
• Consulting on ending the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars and vans
  • 14 July 2021
  • Department for Transport and Office for Zero Emission Vehicles
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 31 July 2020
• Banning tyres aged 10 years and older
  • 15 July 2020
  • Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 01 September 2019

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Community transport minibus fund: successful bidders
  • 10 April 2017
  • Department for Transport
  • Transparency

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Organisations

• Department for Transport
• Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
• Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
• Office for Zero Emission Vehicles
• Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency