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Report you’ve changed a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or trailer chassis, weight, tyres or brakes (a ‘notifiable alteration’) or change the weight you can carry.
Being stopped by the police or DVSA - fixed penalties, roadside prohibitions, driving without an operator's licence, immobilisation and impounding.
As a commercial driver, you might be asked to stop by the police or a…
You’re responsible for maintaining the roadworthiness of your vehicle.…
A prohibition can prevent you from driving until you get a problem with…
You need a valid operator’s licence if you drive the following for any…
If you get a fine from a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)…
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) officers and police officers…
How to pay a DVSA fine or fixed penalty for vehicle defects, breaking the rules around exceeding drivers’ hours, and other offences.
Apply for an ADR test to allow a vehicle to carry dangerous or hazardous goods in bulk on the road.
Apply to get a first ministry plate and plating certificate for a new heavy goods vehicle (HGV) so you can book its first MOT.
Apply to replace a vehicle's ADR certificate if you've lost the original, or need to change the owner or address.
The specialist HGV tests to carry dangerous goods, take goods outside the EU, change weight restrictions, qualify for a Low Emissions Certificate
A checklist to help prepare vehicles for a Low Emissions Certificate (LEC) test, which lets you drive in the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) without paying.
Get a model report, a TIR test for lorries and trailers, or tilt or step deflection test for buses and coaches at a non-Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) site.
Get an individual vehicle inspected for the first time, or book a 2-yearly inspection for any vehicle approved to be used under the TIR scheme.
Apply to get a certificate to prove a load compartment follows a design you've had approved to be used under the TIR scheme for international border crossings.
Appeal the result of a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or public service vehicle (PSV) test for a Low Emissions Certificate (LEC).
Apply to get a certificate if you change an approved load compartment design to make sure it still meets the rules to be used under the TIR scheme.
Application for British national type approval for goods vehicles under 1 year old.
Application form for British national type approval for goods vehicles that are over 1 year old.
Application form VCA605.
Apply to get a vehicle load compartment design approved to be used under the TIR scheme for quicker international border crossings.
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