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International regulations and required documentation for hauliers transporting dangerous or hazardous goods by road or by vehicles on ships.
When to reject hazardous waste and what to do if you are the consignee, carrier, producer or holder.
Get a 'certificate of keeper' for your abnormal load trailer if you want to use it outside the UK, or replace a lost certificate.
Why load security is important, what operators, drivers and consignors must do when loading and transporting goods, and how load security is enforced.
Use the ESDAL system to plot your route when transporting abnormal loads
Apply to get a vehicle load compartment design approved to be used under the TIR scheme for quicker international border crossings.
What UK goods vehicle operators need to do to carry out international road haulage.
How to safely decide whether you can continue your journey or take other action.
How to move groups of agrifood products from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) to Northern Ireland, which may include consignments of Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme (NIRMS) goods and consignments of non-NIRMS goods.
Being stopped by the police or DVSA - fixed penalties, roadside prohibitions, driving without an operator's licence, immobilisation and impounding.
Apply for approval as a facility to treat, recycle or export waste batteries for treatment and recycling and the rules you must follow.
Ways to load items on a goods vehicle safely.
How to send returns to the Environment Agency and waste producer if you receive or dispose of hazardous waste.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
Find out the UK's requirements for the holding and movement of excise goods in duty suspension within the UK and the EU.
UK and international codes and standards for vessel stability and loadlines, safety advice and regulations for boatmasters, designers or shipbuilders dealing with vessel stability.
Heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and trailer documents you need to legally cross international borders in a UK-registered vehicle.
Interest-free loans from the government for some people on benefits: how to apply, check if you're eligible
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