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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
How the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) changes from 1 April 2025 will affect your vehicle.
Explanations of the different terms you might see on your driving licence
CCAV is part of the Department for Transport and the Department for Business and Trade .
The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) is the designated UK national authority for approving new road vehicles, agricultural tractors, off-road vehicles and components. VCA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Transport .
Information and transport topics of the Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill 2017.
Data about vehicle and driver licensing, roadworthiness testing, car ownership and low emission vehicles, produced by Department for Transport.
Using retractable or foldable aerodynamic rear devices on heavy goods vehicles.
Use the Notification of Vehicle Arrivals (NOVA) online service to tell HMRC that you're importing multiple vehicles.
How councils and national park authorities should deal with the removal of abandoned vehicles from land in the open air and roads.
Guidance on the required standards for vehicle safety, construction and use.
Groups and categories for driving licences issued before 15 October 2012 - find equivalent new licence categories and what vehicles you can drive
Road safety is at the heart of the legislation, with automated vehicles expected to improve road safety by reducing human error.
From 19 January 2013 driving licences changed and now look different to comply with new EU rules.
Driving licence categories - entitlements on your licence and what vehicles you can drive - cars, motorcycles, mopeds, medium and large lorries, minibuses and buses.
Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.
CAVPASS develops and implements standards, testing and monitoring processes to ensure that connected and self-driving vehicles are safe and resilient to cyber attack.
Guides about keeping commercial vehicles safe to drive, including heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), vans, buses, coaches and other public service vehicles.
Check the tariff classification for car wiring kits for motor vehicles.
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