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FCDO travel advice for Spain. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Before you travel No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in…
This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’…
Terrorism There is a high threat of terrorist attack globally affecting UK…
Before you travel check that: your destination can provide the healthcare…
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide…
Latest FCDO travel advice for Turkey including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides advice…
This advice reflects the UK government’s understanding of current rules…
You should also read FCDO’s overall travel advice and regional risks…
This section has safety advice for regions of Turkey. It only covers…
Check the MOT history of a vehicle from 2005 onwards, including if it passed or failed, its mileage and why it failed, download MOT test certificate
Renew or tax your vehicle for the first time using a reminder letter, your log book or the green 'new keeper' slip - and how to tax if you do not have any documents
Check and report if a vehicle has up-to-date vehicle tax or is 'off road' (SORN)
Find out the MOT test status of a vehicle - check the date of the MOT test and the expiry date of an MOT test pass.…
FCDO travel advice for Egypt. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Check a vehicle's details, tax and SORN status and expiry dates on the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Agency (DVLA) database - online and telephone enquiries
Find out what information DVLA holds about your driving licence or create a check code to share your driving record, for example to hire a car…
…Traffic Commissioners are responsible for the licensing and regulation of those who operate heavy goods vehicles, buses and coaches, and the registration of local bus services.…
What to do before you apply, and how to apply for a licence yourself or through your employer.
Latest FCDO travel advice for Mexico including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
FCDO travel advice for Tanzania. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for United Arab Emirates. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Overview of the vehicle operator licensing system.
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
FCDO travel advice for Vietnam. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Becoming an MOT tester - eligibility, qualifications, training courses, annual training and assessment
FCDO travel advice for Ecuador. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
FCDO travel advice for Colombia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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