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How to avoid the top 10 reasons light trailers don't pass the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) inspection.
The areas that are looked at during maintenance investigations to check that vehicle operators have suitable systems, facilities and arrangements.
Overview of which drivers' hours and tachograph rules for passenger carrying vehicles apply in different situations.
How to follow the rules about the conspicuity markings that must be fitted to all HGVs.
How changes to goods vehicles before they're registered will be approved by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.
Find contact details for dangerous goods safety advisers (DGSA) that can help you transport dangerous goods safely.
MOT centres can display this poster about the MOT diesel smoke test if they want to.
Privacy notices for Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) activities and services.
What you must be able to do and understand to guide and control the vehicle.
Check the list of topics that MOT testers need to have MOT training records for from May 2020 to March 2025.
What you must be able to do and understand to follow The Highway Code.
How the drivers' hours rules apply when driving a goods vehicle under a mix of the assimilated or AETR and Great Britain rules.
What you must be able to do and understand when to prepare yourself, the vehicle and its passengers for a journey.
Add or change your planned dangerous goods (ADR) driver training courses, manage your training centre details, add new trainers, manage exams.
Information about the minimum level of driver competence and vehicle safety practices to use when driving horse-drawn vehicles.
How to prepare your HGV for the brake testing part of the annual test (MOT).
MOT centres and garages can display this poster about vehicle recalls if they want to.
Guidance for driving examiners carrying out medium and large goods vehicle and passenger carrying vehicle tests.
Guidance to drivers on changes in the law which allow category B licence holders to drive alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) up to 4.25 tonnes.
Changes to annual training hours and updates to the MOT testing guide.
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