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Advice for organisations and people using road transport operators based abroad to transport goods into, out of and within the UK.
Guidance on the commercial or private transport of cylinders of compressed oxygen.
Sets out the requirements for satisfying good repute or fitness.
Permits to travel to or through European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) member countries, and the rules you have to follow.
Find training courses to help you become a qualified dangerous goods driver.
How drivers, transport staff and bridge owners can prevent vehicles from hitting bridges and what to do if a bridge strike happens.
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.
How to get refrigerated or heated vans, trucks and trailers approved to transport perishable food in or out of the UK, and the documents you need to have.
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.
How ‘quiet deliveries’ can improve roads by allowing deliveries to be made outside of normal delivery hours using methods to reduce noise and disturbances.
The regulations and main exemptions for drivers transporting diesel, petrol and kerosene by road (note 23).
Security and training guidance for businesses, such as freight carriers and consignors, involved in the carriage of dangerous goods.
Check the rules on how many international road haulage jobs you can do inside an EU country (cabotage) or between EU countries (cross-trade).
Apply for permits to travel to or through Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Russia, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine, and the rules you must follow.
Find out what to do when you transport goods under a transit movement into or through the UK from common transit countries.
How businesses that transport dangerous goods should use ADR instructions in writing and the requirements for electronic documentation.
Sets out how commissioners approach the legislative requirements and when the potential impact of any regulatory action might be relevant.
A guide on how to avoid overloading heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and the effect it has on vehicles and the road.
Guidance on the transport of items classified as dangerous by individuals in private vehicles and by foot passengers on Ro-Ro ships
Measures in place to ensure cargo can fly to and from the UK without disruption.
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