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You must make sure your car, motorcycle or other vehicle is safe to drive (‘roadworthy’) all year round.
CAVPASS develops and implements standards, testing and monitoring processes to ensure that connected and self-driving vehicles are safe and resilient to cyber attack.
Guidance on the required standards for vehicle safety, construction and use.
Checks you should carry out every time you tow a trailer, caravan or horsebox with a car, to make sure you're towing safely and legally.
Guides about keeping commercial vehicles safe to drive, including heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), vans, buses, coaches and other public service vehicles.
What to do if your vehicle, vehicle part or accessory is recalled, has a registered fault and how to report serious safety defect you find
Health and safety issues and regulations for farm vehicles, machinery and equipment: risk assessments and good practice.
What you need to check inside and outside of the vehicle when you do a lorry or other HGV walkaround check.
Guidance and forms for recalls and safety defects, download recall data, and issues which could result in a safety issue occurring if they are not fixed.
Being stopped by the police or DVSA - fixed penalties, roadside prohibitions, driving without an operator's licence, immobilisation and impounding.
Information and rules about vehicle maintenance, safety and security.
Your legal obligations to ensure the health, safety and welfare of your farm employees and workers
What you need to check inside and outside of the vehicle when you do a bus, coach or other public service vehicle (PSV) walkaround check.
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