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Overview of the vehicle operator licensing system.
How to make sure goods and other items are loaded, secured and unloaded safely from HGVs, trailers, vans and cars.
How the Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) system works and how vehicle operators should use it.
How to keep heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and public service vehicles (PSVs) safe to drive, including daily checks, inspections, maintenance and record keeping.
Report a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver or company if you think they’re breaking safety rules.
Applications for HGV operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the west of England.
Applications for HGV operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for Scotland.
Applications for HGV operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the West Midlands.
What UK goods vehicle operators need to do to carry out international road haulage.
Applications for HGV operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the east of England.
Applications for HGV operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for London and the south east of England.
Applications for HGV operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the north west of England.
You must register commercial trailers over 750kg gross weight and all trailers over 3,500kg gross weight before towing them through some European countries.
Applications for HGV operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for Wales.
How the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) earned recognition scheme works, how to apply, and what happens when you've joined.
You need to apply for a vehicle operator licence if you use a van or other light goods vehicle to transport goods in Europe.
Get a UK Licence for the Community to transport goods by road to or through the EU, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, and the rules you have to follow.
Permits to travel to or through European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) member countries, and the rules you have to follow.
Find out which licences and permits you need to operate vehicles with a gross vehicle weight above 3.5 tonnes on international journeys from the UK.
Rules that vehicle recovery operators and drivers need to follow to run their business legally and safely.
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