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A summary of the maximum number of trailers that different vehicles can tow.
Send test and certificate forms using the technical application submission (TAS) service, including first time tests, notifiable alterations and replacing plating or test documents
You can tow some small trailers using motorbikes of 125cc or more
Forms for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and trailer MOTs (annual tests), notifiable alterations, replacing documents, keepers’ certificates, ADR, TIR and LEC tests.
Get a 'certificate of keeper' for your abnormal load trailer if you want to use it outside the UK, or replace a lost certificate.
Check the tariff classification for new pneumatic rubber tyres of a kind used on motor cars, buses or lorries, and trailers.
Check how to get an annual test (MOT) for a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or public service vehicle (PSV) - how to book the test, prepare the vehicle and documents and the test result.
Groups and categories for driving licences issued before 15 October 2012 - find equivalent new licence categories and what vehicles you can drive
Lorries used for practical driving tests have to meet certain rules, and some vehicles and trailers must also carry a minimum weight.
A diagram that explained the reversing exercise you needed to do during a car and trailer driving test.
Information about becoming a goods vehicle operator, getting a goods vehicle licence and complying with regulations
Information on trailer registration numbers and number plates.
Requirements for brakes and couplings on American caravans and trailers when driving in the UK.
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