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Explanations of the different terms you might see on your driving licence
Buy a vehicle - how to check you’re not buying a stolen vehicle. Registering, taxing and insuring your vehicle.
CCAV is part of the Department for Transport and the Department for Business and Trade .
You can use this account to view your driving record, check details of vehicles and set up vehicle tax reminders with DVLA.
Data about vehicle and driver licensing, roadworthiness testing, car ownership and low emission vehicles, produced by Department for Transport.
A new strategy outlines the government's approach to regulating cars, vans, motorcycles and other vehicles sold in the UK.
The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) is the designated UK national authority for approving new road vehicles, agricultural tractors, off-road vehicles and components. VCA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Transport .
Using retractable or foldable aerodynamic rear devices on heavy goods vehicles.
Information and transport topics of the Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill 2017.
Use the Notification of Vehicle Arrivals (NOVA) online service to tell HMRC that you're importing multiple vehicles.
Guidance on the required standards for vehicle safety, construction and use.
From 19 January 2013 driving licences changed and now look different to comply with new EU rules.
Guides about keeping commercial vehicles safe to drive, including heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), vans, buses, coaches and other public service vehicles.
Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.
Check the tariff classification for car wiring kits for motor vehicles.
Driving licence categories - entitlements on your licence and what vehicles you can drive - cars, motorcycles, mopeds, medium and large lorries, minibuses and buses.
Collection of case studies for projects led by the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV).
CAVPASS develops and implements standards, testing and monitoring processes to ensure that connected and self-driving vehicles are safe and resilient to cyber attack.
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