Driving and transport businesses

• DSA taxi driving test

  When to take the DSA taxi and private hire vehicle assessment, what it involves and what to do when you pass

• Vehicle licences for private hire or taxis in London

  How to get your taxi or private hire vehicle a vehicle licence in London

• Employing people to drive

  You must make sure that anyone you employ to drive a vehicle has the right licence and qualifications - tachographs, lorry, bus, coach, minibus

• Apply for a digital tachograph company smart card

  Contact DVLA to get a digital tachograph company smart card - change, replace, renew a card

• Apply for a digital tachograph driver smart card

  Contact DVLA to get a digital tachograph driver smart card - change, replace, renew a card

• Become a DSA assessed CBT motorcycle instructor

  Become a Driving Standards Agency (DSA) assessed compulsory basic training (CBT) motorcycle instructor - how to book your assessment and what it involves

• Become an MOT tester

  Becoming an MOT tester - eligibility, qualifications, training courses, book the Nominated Tester Training Assessment (NTTA) exam

• Becoming a speed limiter centre

  How to become an approved speed limiter centre - independent speed limiter centres, sponsored speed limiter centres

• Being a goods vehicle operator

  Information about becoming a goods vehicle operator, getting a goods vehicle licence and complying with regulations

• Bus registration search

  You can use this tool to search for bus registrations held on the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) website

• Check vehicle operator licensing applications

  Use the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency's (VOSA's) publications search to check vehicle operator licensing details

• Driver CPC: starting up an approved training centre

  How to start up an approved training centre to deliver Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) periodic training to lorry, bus and coach drivers

• Driving licences for private hire or taxis outside London

  Information on how to get a taxi or private hire vehicle (PHV) licence from your council, including eligibility.

• DSA online business service

  Book and manage practical driving tests for your business, manage your business details, view statements and add or change approved driving instructor availability

• Find your local approved speed limiter centre

  Find a speed limiter centre to test or repair your speed limiter

• Find your local Approved Tachograph Centre (ATC)

  Find an Approved Tachograph Centre (ATC) to get your tachograph read

• Find your nearest Authorised Testing Facility (ATF) or VOSA test station

  Find Authorised Testing Facilities and VOSA test stations for lorries, buses and trailers in England, Scotland and Wales - address, contact details, types of test

• International authorisations and permits for road haulage

  Information on the authorisations and permits required to operate Gross Vehicle Weight vehicles above 3.5 tonnes on international journeys

• Lorry and bus operator search

  Search for lorry and bus operators on the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) website

• Manage your commercial vehicle compliance

  An online service for viewing test histories and roadside check reports for your commercial vehicles and checking your Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS)

• Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS)

  OCRS is used to calculate the risk of commercial vehicle operators not following the rules on roadworthiness and traffic - how the system works, what your score means and how it can change

• Order compulsory basic training (CBT) certificates

  Buy books of DL196 certificates from the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) online, each book contains 25 certificates and costs £200

• Order forms online from DVLA

  Order application packs and forms from DVLA

• Permission to supply a large goods trailer for use on the road

  Who needs to get permission from the Vehicle and Operator Standards Agency (VOSA), types of trailers that need permission and how to apply

• Private hire vehicle operator licence outside London

  Private hire vehicle operator licence outside London; taxi, private hire, mincab, licence, vehicle

• Provide driving tests for your employees

  How to apply to appoint your own staff as delegated driving examiners to provide driving tests for your employees of your company, police service or fire and rescue service

• PSV (Public Service Vehicle) operator licences

  Types of public service vehicle (PSV) operator licences, application forms and application guidance notes. Appealing a decision and making changes to your licence

• Record delegated driving test details

  Record the details of scheduled delegated driving tests with the Driving Standards Agency

• Register to book driving tests as a trainer or business

  Register with the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) to book theory and practical driving tests more easily

• Report red diesel used on public roads

  Report someone to HMRC if you think they're using red diesel when driving on public roads without a licence

• Run a local bus service

  Run a bus service in and out of London - registering, London Service Permit, bus registration, public service vehicle operator’s licence, PSV

• Set up an Authorised Testing Facility (ATF)

  Set up and run an Authorised Testing Facility (ATF) for HGVs, buses and other commercial vehicles - application form and site inspections

• Set up an MOT test station

  What you need to do to set up your MOT test station, including applying for MOT status and authorised examiner status, MOT special notices

• Set up and run a motorcycle approved training body (ATB)

  How to set up and run a motorcycle approved training body (ATB) to provide compulsory basic training (CBT) and the direct access scheme (DAS) to learner riders

• Setting up an Approved Tachograph Centre (ATC)

  How to set up an Approved Tachograph Centre (ATC), how much it costs and who you can employ

• Supervise small lorry and minibus learner drivers

  Teach or supervise C1 and D1 learner drivers - rules you must follow

• Traffic commissioner public inquiries

  What does the traffic commissioner do, VOSA's role, reasons for traffic commissioner public inquiries, who can be asked to attend, licence decisions, hearing, penalties and appeals

• Vehicle approval

  Type approval, individual (IVA), single, motorcycle single vehicle approval, voluntary approval, certificate of initial fitness, accessibility approval, fees, forms, replacement certificates

• Vehicle licences for private hire or taxis outside London

  How to get your taxi or private hire vehicle (PHV) a vehicle licence outside London - inspections, licence conditions, refusals and appeals

• Vehicle operator licensing self service: manage your licence

  Operator licence self service - online service for paying licence fees and making changes to goods or public service commercial vehicle operator's licence

• Vehicle operator licensing: partner self-service system

  This tool allows enforcement agencies (eg the police) and other partner organisations to search the vehicle operator licence database

• VOSA local authority inbox system

  This tool allows local councils and passenger transport authorities to look up electronic bus service registrations submitted to the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA)

Additional detailed guidance from government departments

• Environmental management for transport

  Schemes and guidance to reduce the environmental effects of transport including the Green Bus fund and funding for ultra-low emission vehicles.

• Traffic and road management

• Transport planning and infrastructure

  Major projects to plan and develop national transport infrastructure.

• Transport regulations and safety

• Transport research and development

  How national research helps plan future transport needs.