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Being stopped by the police or DVSA - fixed penalties, roadside prohibitions, driving without an operator's licence, immobilisation and impounding.

• Checks on your vehicle

  As a commercial driver, you might be asked to stop by the police or a…

• Making sure your vehicle is roadworthy

  You’re responsible for maintaining the roadworthiness of your vehicle.…

• Roadside prohibitions

  A prohibition can prevent you from driving until you get a problem with…

• Driving without a valid operator's licence

  You need a valid operator’s licence if you drive the following for any…

• Fines, penalty points and other sanctions

  If you get a fine from a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)…

• What happens if your vehicle is immobilised

  Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) officers and police officers…

How to pay a DVSA fine or fixed penalty for vehicle defects, breaking the rules around exceeding drivers’ hours, and other offences.

Record a public service vehicle's details with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) so you get the right documents and can book an annual test (MOT).

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Apply for a certificate of initial fitness (COIF) for public service vehicles (PSVs) with more than 8 passenger seats which transport people for profit.

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Provide a notification of alterations if you've made changes to the specification of a public service vehicle (PSV).

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Get a model report, a TIR test for lorries and trailers, or tilt or step deflection test for buses and coaches at a non-Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) site.

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Book an accessibility certificate test for a public service vehicle (PSV) if you do not have one from when it was originally approved.

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A checklist to help prepare vehicles for a Low Emissions Certificate (LEC) test, which lets you drive in the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) without paying.

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Apply to replace a lost or damaged public service vehicle (PSV) annual test or fitness certificate.

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Apply for a public service vehicle (PSV) Equality Act 2010 (previously Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)) accessibility 'type approval' certificate.

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Notify DVSA if you've made modifications to your coach or bus or registered it as a public service vehicle.

You must get approval for a public service vehicle (PSV) to travel up to 100 kilometres per hour (km/h) in Germany by having a 'Tempo 100' test or letter of compliance.

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Explain why a bus or coach does not need a new tilt test (to make sure it does not tip over) if its design is different to the approved design you're using.

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Additional tests for passenger vehicles - Low Emissions Certificate and seat belt installation tests

You must get approval for a public service vehicle (PSV) to travel at up to 100 kilometres per hour (km/h) in France by having a 'Vitesse 100 examination'.

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Tell the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) if you make changes to a bus or coach accessibility type-approval.

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Give information about a bus or coach's accessibility features when you either apply for an accessibility type-approval certificate or report changes to it.

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Appeal the result of a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or public service vehicle (PSV) test for a Low Emissions Certificate (LEC).

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