Guidance

Running a fleet of vans

How to keep your company’s fleet of vans and safe to drive and cost-effective.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Published: 1 December 2015
• Last updated: 21 May 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Running a fleet of vans

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This guide gives advice for businesses that operate a fleet of vans on how to keep them safe to drive and cost-effective.

New rules for transporting goods in vans in Europe

You now need a goods vehicle operator licence and a transport manager to transport goods in vans in Europe.

This applies to businesses of every size, including sole traders.

Find out what to do.

Published 1 December 2015
Last updated 21 May 2022 + show all updates

1. 21 May 2022

   You now need a standard international goods vehicle operator licence to use a van or car and trailer to transport goods for hire or reward in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

2. 27 August 2021

   Added information about new rules for using vans to transport goods to or through Europe from 2022, and a link to more information.

3. 1 December 2015

   First published.