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Bring photo ID to vote Check what photo ID you'll need to vote in person in the General Election on 4 July.
New 30-point plan to support people’s freedom to use their cars and curb over-zealous enforcement measures.
This paper focuses on the drivers of radicalisation and evidence on approaches that have attempted to tackle radicalisation
Rules on drivers’ hours and tachographs for vehicles used for the carriage of goods in Great Britain and abroad.
You must make sure that anyone you employ to drive a vehicle has the right licence and qualifications - tachographs, lorry, bus, coach, minibus
What you need to do before you can drive a car or ride a motorcycle - driving licence, registering your vehicle, insurance, vehicle tax, MOT
In a recent public inquiry, Traffic Commissioner for the East of England, Richard Turfitt, took action following attempts to circumvent the HM Revenue and Customs guidance on the employment of drivers.
Find out if you need the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) qualification to drive a lorry, bus or coach, or if you could be exempt.
We carry out driving tests, approve people to be driving instructors and MOT testers, carry out tests to make sure lorries and buses are safe to drive, carry out roadside checks on drivers and vehicles, and monitor vehicle recalls.
To help them carry out their duties British military personnel and visiting members of the armed forces have a number of driving exemptions.
How DVLA decides whether drivers are medically fit to drive.
These measures from the Plan for Drivers will improve drivers’ lives, shorten journey times, and ensure traffic measures have buy-in from the people they impact.
How bus, coach and HGV drivers should record the hours they spend on 'other work'.
Information about the safety code for new drivers, including the New Drivers Act and further training.
We’re the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), holding more than 50 million driver records and more than 40 million vehicle records. We collect over £7 billion a year in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). DVLA is an executive agency, sponsored...
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