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Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.
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.
How councils and national park authorities should deal with the removal of abandoned vehicles from land in the open air and roads.
Your responsibilities to check equipment for fluorinated gas (F gas) leaks.
How often you must get equipment checked for leaks if it contains hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) - a type of ozone-depleting substance (ODS).
What you need to check inside and outside of the vehicle when you do a lorry or other HGV walkaround check.
How to apply to be an authorised treatment facility (ATF) for ELVs, comply with ELV regulations and meet recycling targets.
Noise, exhaust emissions, engine malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) (sometimes called an engine management light or 'EML'), and fluid leak rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
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.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
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.
Structure and attachments (including exhaust system and bumpers), and body and interior (including doors and catches, seats and floor) rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
Being stopped by the police or DVSA - fixed penalties, roadside prohibitions, driving without an operator's licence, immobilisation and impounding.
Environmental regulations and guidance on offshore oil and gas exploration and production, offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage activities
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
How you must control and monitor emissions from your activities that may cause pollution.
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