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Rules on certificates you need to provide and details you need to record when selling small trailers and larger trailers that are exempt from annual testing.
Information about what you can drive and tow depending on when you passed your test.
Groups and categories for driving licences issued before 15 October 2012 - find equivalent new licence categories and what vehicles you can drive
A diagram that explained the reversing exercise you needed to do during a car and trailer driving test.
Information about becoming a goods vehicle operator, getting a goods vehicle licence and complying with regulations
Requirements for brakes and couplings on American caravans and trailers when driving in the UK.
Driving licence categories - entitlements on your licence and what vehicles you can drive - cars, motorcycles, mopeds, medium and large lorries, minibuses and buses.
Get a 'certificate of keeper' for your abnormal load trailer if you want to use it outside the UK, or replace a lost certificate.
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.
Statutory report into trailer safety.
What transport companies and couriers need to do to use vans and car and trailers over 2.5 tonnes to transport goods in Europe.
Tell the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) that you cannot book a heavy goods vehicle (HGV), bus or trailer MOT (annual test) before your MOT expires.
How trailers are inspected when they're being approved under the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) scheme to make sure they're safe to be used.
Vehicles which must have the annual test - buses, coaches, lorries and trailers, booking and fees.
Explanations of the different terms you might see on your driving licence
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