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Buy a vehicle - how to check you’re not buying a stolen vehicle. Registering, taxing and insuring your vehicle.
You must make sure your car, motorcycle or other vehicle is safe to drive (‘roadworthy’) all year round.
Towing trailers, caravans and horseboxes with a car, including the weight and size limits, and what licence you need to have
Collection of case studies for projects led by the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV).
Check if you're old enough, or have the right kind of driving licence, to drive different kinds of vehicle
VAT for car dealers and members of the motor trade - how to reclaim VAT and what to charge when you sell a vehicle
VAT for motor dealers and members of the motor trade - work out what VAT to charge when you sell a vehicle.
Check which electric (plug-in) and hybrid vans, trucks and motorbikes are available for a grant.
How the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) changes from 1 April 2025 will affect your vehicle.
Immigration staff guidance on telling criminal investigators about using official vehicles and maintaining them.
Business expenses you can claim if you're self-employed
Groups and categories for driving licences issued before 15 October 2012 - find equivalent new licence categories and what vehicles you can drive
When to book your car driving test, what to take with you, what happens during the test, major and minor faults, and what happens if your test is cancelled.
Overview of the vehicle operator licensing system.
Using retractable or foldable aerodynamic rear devices on heavy goods vehicles.
You can use the V267 if you’re registering a new vehicle, including new imports for the first time in the UK.
Use the Notification of Vehicle Arrivals (NOVA) online service to tell HMRC that you're importing multiple vehicles.
The GCDA was reponsible for providing cars and drivers to ministers and senior civil servants and moving government mail between government buildings and locations. It became the Government Car Service in 2012 and operates from within the Department for Transport
Guidance on the required standards for vehicle safety, construction and use.
Guides about keeping commercial vehicles safe to drive, including heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), vans, buses, coaches and other public service vehicles.
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