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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 r…
Heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and trailer documents you need to legally cross international borders in a UK-registered vehicle.
Equipment approved for MOT testing, including tyre tread-depth gauges, roller brake testers, headlamp aim testers, diesel smoke meters and decelerometers.
How to create a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) email alerts account and update your subscription preferences.
Who can issue prohibition notices, how a prohibition notice can be lifted, how to test vehicles with prohibition notices.
How to buy MOT slots so your business can record MOT test results, including managing your account and getting refunds.
How trailers are inspected when they're being approved under the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) scheme to make sure they're safe to be used.
Guidance for driving examiners on particular types of vehicle and adaptations.
Overview of which drivers' hours and tachograph rules apply in different situations for vehicles used for the carriage of goods.
Train people to become driving instructors by joining the official register of driving instructor training (ORDIT) - including the assessments you have to pass.
MOT centres must display this poster about MOT test fees and the retest and appeals process.
Guidance driving examiners follow when they carry out ADI part 3 tests - the test of the teachning ability of someone wanting to become an ADI.
Find an approved test provider for Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 3a tests: heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and bus driving qualifications.
How to transport goods out of the UK by road - vehicle operator licences and permits, driver documents and road haulage rules.
Samples of MOT test failure notices that can be given to you when your vehicle fails the test.
Using seat belts in minibuses, coaches and other buses: advice and guidance on legal standards.
The licences and qualifications you need to transport horses and how to keep your horses and vehicles safe.
The rules will change from 5 March 2018 so lorry, bus and coach drivers who drive tired will be fined for every time they've done it in the last 28 days.
Find out if you can become a motorcycle instructor and what you need to do to qualify
The role of the Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), how to make a complaint about DVSA.
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