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Check if you need to register a trailer to take it abroad, create an account to register your trailer, manage details of registered trailers.
From 19 January 2013 driving licences changed and now look different to comply with new EU rules.
Forms for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and trailer MOTs (annual tests), notifiable alterations, replacing documents, keepers’ certificates, ADR, TIR and LEC tests.
Groups and categories for driving licences issued before 15 October 2012 - find equivalent new licence categories and what vehicles you can drive
Information about what you can drive and tow depending on when you passed your test.
You can tow some small trailers using motorbikes of 125cc or more
Being stopped by the police or DVSA - fixed penalties, roadside prohibitions, driving without an operator's licence, immobilisation and impounding.
Guidance for haulage companies and commercial drivers moving accompanied (self-drive) RoRo freight and unaccompanied RoRo freight between Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and the European Union.
Apply for permission if you want to supply new large goods trailers to be used on the road.
Check the tariff classification for all-terrain vehicles designed to be used as tractors.
Lorries used for practical driving tests have to meet certain rules, and some vehicles and trailers must also carry a minimum weight.
Heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and trailer documents you need to legally cross international borders in a UK-registered vehicle.
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