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Road traffic signage in Great Britain, including information on the signing system, regulatory signs, speed limit signs and all other signs.
Find out when you can zero rate books and other forms of printed matter.
Update details in your (V5C) log book, get a personalised number plate or trade licence plate
Claim relief on import duty and VAT when importing miscellaneous documents and related articles into the UK.
Road traffic signs, signals and road markings regulations, guidance and images.
Traffic sign images for reproduction in printed matter, on screen or in other media.
How a product complies with EU safety, health and environmental requirements, and how to place a CE marking on your product.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
How to apply for brown tourist signs for tourist attraction or facility located directly off a road managed by Highways England.
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company
What driving instructors should do to carry out realistic mock driving tests, including what needs to be in the test, assessing faults and recording the result.
The UK government's design principles and examples of how they've been used.
Report a missing or damaged street or road name sign to your local council
International regulations and required documentation for hauliers transporting dangerous or hazardous goods by road or by vehicles on ships.
Guidance for traffic authorities on the use of traffic signs and road markings.
Register a design - what designs are protected, search the registers, prepare your illustrations, how to apply, disclaimers and limitations.
New signs are published online by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This occurs every six months at the end of March and September.
This guide explains, to those wanting to display an outdoor advertisement, how the system of advertisement control works in England.
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