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Buses and coaches used for practical driving tests have to meet certain rules, and some must also carry a minimum weight.
Find training courses to help you become a qualified dangerous goods driver.
The areas that are looked at during maintenance investigations to check that vehicle operators have suitable systems, facilities and arrangements.
Vehicle safety questions used by driving examiners in car driving tests.
Limousines must be run by a licensed operator unless they're being hired out without a driver - licensing, private hire vehicle, public service vehicle
Use the technical application submission (TAS) service to send Certificate of Initial Fitness (COIF), accessibility certificate and notifiable alterations forms
Overview of which drivers' hours and tachograph rules for passenger carrying vehicles apply in different situations.
How you should fit digital tachograph units in cars and vans if the manufacturer didn't supply instructions.
Forms for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and trailer MOTs (annual tests), notifiable alterations, replacing documents, keepers’ certificates, ADR, TIR and LEC tests.
Guidance for driving examiners carrying out motorcycle tests.
Report a smoky lorry or bus to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
Get a UK Licence for the Community to transport goods by road to or through the EU, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, and the rules you have to follow.
Provide a notification of alterations if you've made changes to the specification of a public service vehicle (PSV).
Seeking views on extending the date of the first MOT from 3 to 4 years.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
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.
How to record MOT test results when the MOT testing service isn't working, and where to get the contingency codes and certificates you need.
Advice on 2012 changes to law on the construction of motor caravans.
Safety advice and regulations for driving vehicles used for engineering operations on public roads.
Tell the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) about collisions or incidents involving your vehicles if you've joined the DVSA earned recognition scheme.
Car driving theory test pass rates for each theory test centre in Great Britain.
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