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Check and report if a vehicle has up-to-date vehicle tax or is 'off road' (SORN)
Check if you're old enough, or have the right kind of driving licence, to drive different kinds of vehicle
Data and statistics about the number of licensed vehicles, new vehicle registrations and roadworthiness testing (including MOTs).
Get help to classify various types of vehicles such as mobility scooters, dumpers and utility vehicles, all-terrain vehicles and e-bikes for import and export.
Guidance for manufacturers and importers.
Check the tariff classification for all-terrain vehicles designed to be used as tractors.
Type approval, individual (IVA), motorcycle single vehicle approval, voluntary approval, certificate of initial fitness, accessibility approval, fees, forms, replacement certificates
Types of vehicle that are free to tax (exempt), including vehicles used by disabled people, mobility scooters, and historic vehicles
Information about becoming a goods vehicle operator, getting a goods vehicle licence and complying with regulations
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
Check the tariff classification for four-wheeled vehicles powered by an electric motor fitted with a hydraulic lifting device and telescopic jib.
Overview of the vehicle operator licensing system.
Check the tariff classification for a four-wheeled vehicle with an electric motor powered by rechargeable batteries.
How government is supporting research, development and demonstration of connected and autonomous vehicles, such as driverless cars.
Find out about the private use of company cars and vans and when a benefit charge is incurred.
Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.
Vehicle tax exemptions and MOT exemptions for vehicles built or first registered before 1984.
Data about vehicle and driver licensing, roadworthiness testing, car ownership and low emission vehicles, produced by Department for Transport.
Find out which licence and fuel you need for agricultural vehicles and which tax and operator's licence exemptions might apply to you.
Find out when you can use rebated diesel, biodiesel or kerosene in vehicles and other machinery.
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