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Axle, wheel bearing, wheel and tyres, tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), and suspension (including springs, shock absorbers, and suspension arms and joints) rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
Information about the imposed definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of steel road wheels from China.
Apply for Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) if you’re making or importing a single trailer, or a very small number of trailers.
Application form for operators to take part in the trial of longer semi-trailers, and eligibility and application guidance.
Initiating an anti-dumping investigation, about imports of steel road wheels, originating in the People’s Republic of China.
Lorries used for practical driving tests have to meet certain rules, and some vehicles and trailers must also carry a minimum weight.
Apply for a trailer identification number (a 'ministry number') to be allocated to a new-build trailer if you'll be applying to use it on the road.
Investigation into runaways of road-rail vehicles and their trailers on Network Rail infrastrucure
What you need to check inside and outside of the vehicle when you do a lorry or other HGV walkaround check.
Find out about the imposing of a provisional Anti-Dumping Duty on imports of steel road wheels, from the People’s Republic of China.
Overview of the vehicle operator licensing system.
Codes that DVLA places on your driving licence, and their explanations
Being stopped by the police or DVSA - fixed penalties, roadside prohibitions, driving without an operator's licence, immobilisation and impounding.
Report you’ve changed a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or trailer chassis, weight, tyres or brakes (a ‘notifiable alteration’) or change the weight you can carry.
Apply to get replacement heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or trailer plating certificates or ministry plates if the originals have been lost or damaged.
Apply for a trailer over 3,500kg first used before 29 October 2012 to have its first MOT (annual test).
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