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Coronavirus (COVID-19): transport and travel guidance

Information for people using transport or working in the transport sector during the coronavirus outbreak.

Published 7 April 2020
Last updated 11 June 2020 — see all updates

• From: Department for Transport and Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Travel safely during the coronavirus outbreak

You can help control coronavirus and travel safely by:

• working from home where possible
• shopping locally and less often
• considering all other forms of transport, such as cycling and walking, before using public transport
• avoiding the busiest times and routes
• keeping your distance when your travel, where possible
• washing or sanitising your hands regularly

Do not travel

You should not travel at all if you:

• are experiencing any coronavirus symptoms
• are self-isolating as a result of coronavirus symptoms or sharing a household or support bubble with somebody with symptoms
• are clinically extremely vulnerable and cannot shield during your journey
• have been advised by the NHS test and trace service that you should self-isolate

Walking, cycling, driving and travelling by public transport

1. Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer travel guidance for passengers
   • 4 July 2020
   • Guidance

Transport operators and workers

1. Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer transport guidance for operators
   • 4 July 2020
   • Guidance
2. Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer aviation guidance for operators
   • 3 July 2020
   • Guidance
3. Coronavirus (COVID-19): requirements to provide public health information to passengers travelling to England
   • 5 June 2020
   • Guidance
4. Vehicles
   • 3 July 2020
5. Coronavirus: MOT centre and tester guidance
   • 27 May 2020
   • Guidance

Cars, vans, motorbikes

1. Coronavirus: MOTs due up to 29 March 2020
   • 25 March 2020
   • Guidance
2. Coronavirus: MOTs due from 30 March 2020
   • 29 June 2020
   • Guidance
3. Coronavirus: theory tests (England)
   • 4 July 2020
   • Guidance
4. Coronavirus: theory tests (Scotland and Wales)
   • 1 July 2020
   • Guidance
5. Coronavirus: driving tests (England)
   • 4 July 2020
   • Guidance
6. Coronavirus: driving tests (Scotland and Wales)
   • 1 July 2020
   • Guidance
7. Coronavirus: specialist vehicle approval tests
   • 1 July 2020
   • Guidance
8. DVLA Coronavirus (COVID-19) update
   • 6 July 2020
   • Guidance

Bus and lorry drivers

1. Applications for renewing lorry and bus driving licences at age 45 and over during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
   • 17 April 2020
   • Statutory guidance
2. Coronavirus (COVID-19): Driver CPC card validity for lorry, bus and coach drivers
   • 4 June 2020
   • Guidance
3. Coronavirus (COVID-19): drivers’ hours relaxations
   • 20 March 2020
   • Guidance

Freight, bus and road transport businesses

1. Coronavirus: MOTs for HGVs, buses and trailers
   • 19 June 2020
   • Guidance
2. Coronavirus: dangerous goods vehicle (ADR) annual inspections
   • 19 June 2020
   • Guidance
3. Coronavirus: specialist vehicle approval tests
   • 1 July 2020
   • Guidance
4. Coronavirus (COVID-19): Advice for Heavy Goods (HGV) and Public Service Vehicle (PSV) Operators
   • 3 July 2020
   • Statutory guidance
5. Traffic commissioners: contingency and emergency planning, coronavirus (COVID-19)
   • 18 June 2020
   • Statutory guidance
6. Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for the freight transport industry
   • 15 May 2020
   • Guidance
7. Packaging and transport requirements for patient samples – UN3373
   • 26 March 2020
   • Guidance

Maritime and shipping

1. Coronavirus (COVID-19): shipping and sea ports guidance
   • 18 May 2020
   • Guidance
2. UK seafarer careers: COVID-19 guidance, training provision, information and examination syllabuses
   • 8 July 2020
   • Guidance

Aviation and flying

1. Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer air travel for passengers
   • 3 July 2020
   • Guidance
2. Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer aviation guidance for operators
   • 3 July 2020
   • Guidance
3. Coronavirus (COVID-19): General Aviation
   • 30 June 2020
   • Guidance

Overseas travel

COVID-19 travel guidance

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) currently advises British nationals against all but essential international travel. Travel to some countries and territories is currently exempted. This advice is being kept under constant review.

Travel disruption is still possible and national control measures may be brought in with little notice. Check FCO coronavirus travel guidance.

1. Coronavirus (COVID-19): travel corridors
   • 8 July 2020
   • Guidance
2. Coronavirus (COVID-19): countries and territories exempt from advice against ‘all but essential’ international travel
   • 4 July 2020
   • Guidance
3. Travel advice: coronavirus (COVID-19)
   • 4 July 2020
   • Guidance
4. Foreign travel advice
   • 10 March 2020
5. Foreign travel insurance
   • 3 July 2020
   • Guidance
6. Entering the UK
   • 25 November 2014
7. Coronavirus (COVID-19): travellers exempt from border rules in the UK
   • 7 July 2020
   • Guidance
8. Provide your journey and contact details before you travel to the UK
   • 4 June 2020
9. Coronavirus (COVID-19): how to self-isolate when you travel to the UK
   • 6 July 2020
   • Guidance
10. Waiting to return to the UK during coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • 20 May 2020
    • Guidance

Published 7 April 2020
Last updated 11 June 2020 + show all updates

1. 11 June 2020

   Aviation operator and passenger guidance added.

2. 12 May 2020

   Guidance for safer travel and safer transport operations during the next phase of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

3. 7 April 2020

   First published.