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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
A new strategy outlines the government's approach to regulating cars, vans, motorcycles and other vehicles sold in the UK.
Vehicle tax exemptions and MOT exemptions for vehicles built or first registered before 1984.
You can buy the British standards at a 30% discount.
Find out when you can use rebated diesel, biodiesel or kerosene in vehicles and other machinery.
How to apply for and check protections from the reductions in lifetime allowance.
Declare that seat belt anchorages in passenger carrying vehicles meet safety standards when you get them approved using Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA).
Find out how much you have to pay and where you have to collect your vehicle from if it's been clamped or impounded
How we comply with data protection law, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), when using personal information in our statistics.
Rules about the labels that tyres must display to give information about fuel efficiency, wet grip and noise classification.
Legal noise limits for on and off-road vehicles, and what to do if you're affected by road, rail or aircraft noise
Buy a vehicle - how to check you’re not buying a stolen vehicle. Registering, taxing and insuring your vehicle.
Check the tariff classification for car wiring kits for motor vehicles.
Report a manufacturer or a dealer for making or selling new vehicles, vehicle parts and vehicle accessories with safety problems.
Our specification documents form the basis of the qualifications linked to SIA licensing.
Guides about keeping commercial vehicles safe to drive, including heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), vans, buses, coaches and other public service vehicles.
Apply for an Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) test for cars, goods vehicles, buses and coaches, and trailers on the technical application submission (TAS) service
What to do when selling a vehicle: your vehicle log book (V5C), submitting the right information to DVLA, private (personalised) registration numbers.
Home Responsibilities Protection ran between 1978 and 2010 to help protect your State Pension - National Insurance credits, what you'll get, eligibility and applying.
How to object to the registration of a lasting or enduring power of attorney - including forms and fees
How to report a security vulnerability on any Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) service or system.
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