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You'll need a hackney vehicle licence if you want to use a horse and carriage for paying customers
Information about the minimum level of driver competence and vehicle safety practices to use when driving horse-drawn vehicles.
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.
Find out the 'place of supply' rules for passenger transport and the VAT zero rating of public passenger transport if you supply it in the UK.
Rules about animals, including horse-drawn vehicles, horse riders and other animals.
Overview of the vehicle operator licensing system.
Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare on farms, in transport, at markets and at slaughter.
Find out if you need the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) qualification to drive a lorry, bus or coach, or if you could be exempt.
How the EU drivers' hours rules for goods vehicles work.
How the EU drivers' hours rules for passenger carrying vehicles work.
The rules for driving mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs on roads, pavements and footpaths.
Find out which licence and fuel you need for agricultural vehicles and which tax and operator's licence exemptions might apply to you.
EU and GB domestic rules for drivers of goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles
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