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Update your HGV or PSV operator licence (O licence), add more vehicles, increase your vehicle limit and add or remove a transport manager
Register for the HGV levy and pre-pay your levy
Check heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and public service vehicle (PSV) operator applications and decisions
Find lorry and bus operators by name, address or licence number
Apply and pay for a HGV, PSV or interim operator licence (O licence) if you use vehicles to transport goods or passengers.
Find your nearest weighbridge if you need to weigh your van, lorry, trailer, tractor or other vehicle
Send test and certificate forms using the technical application submission (TAS) service, including first time tests, notifiable alterations and replacing plating or test documents
Find registered local bus services by operator name, licence number, or start and finish point
Types of public service vehicle (PSV) operator licences, application forms and application guidance notes. Appealing a decision and making changes to your licence
How to apply for taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) licences inside and outside London.
Information about becoming a goods vehicle operator, getting a goods vehicle licence and complying with regulations
Apply for a section 19 standard or large bus permit.
Private hire vehicle operator licence; taxi, private hire, minicab, licence, vehicle.
Use the ESDAL system to plot your route when transporting abnormal loads
What does the traffic commissioner do, DVSA's role, reasons for traffic commissioner public inquiries, who can be asked to attend, licence decisions, hearing, penalties and appeals
How to pay a DVSA fine or fixed penalty for vehicle defects, breaking the rules around exceeding drivers’ hours, and other offences.
How to transport goods out of the UK by road - vehicle operator licences and permits, driver documents and road haulage rules.
Report an unlicensed private hire vehicle (PHV) or taxi driver to the local council or Transport for London (TfL)
Run a bus service in and out of London - registering, London Service Permit, bus registration, public service vehicle operator’s licence, PSV
You can apply to transfer an operating centre from one vehicle operator's licence to another - sometimes known as a 'schedule 4 transfer'.
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