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EU and GB domestic rules for drivers of goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles
What you need to do before you can drive a car or ride a motorcycle - driving licence, registering your vehicle, insurance, vehicle tax, MOT
Rules on drivers’ hours and tachographs for vehicles used for the carriage of goods in Great Britain and abroad.
Rules on drivers’ hours and tachographs for passenger vehicles in Great Britain and abroad.
Apply for a replacement Driver CPC card if yours is lost, stolen or damaged
Sign up to get free reminders by text message or email a month before your MOT is due
Claim compensation from the Motor Insurers' Bureau if you're the victim of a hit and run or uninsured driver
How to apply for a taxi or private hire vehicle (PHV) driving licences inside and outside London
Find driving instructors near you who are approved by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
How to qualify as a dangerous goods driver, choosing what training you need, finding a training provider, getting and keeping your ADR card up to date, replacing a card, staying qualified and adding substance classes to your ADR card.
Rules for lorry, bus and coach drivers on how many hours you can drive, exemptions from the rules, and when the rules can be relaxed temporarily.
Teach or supervise C1 and D1 learner drivers - rules you must follow…
Who needs to use a tachograph and exemptions; digital and analogue tachographs; guidance for goods vehicles, passenger carrying vehicles (PCVs) and light vehicles
How to report a driver or their company to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) if you think they're breaking safety rules.
Application for a digital tachograph driver card for GB photocard driving licences.
How to run and manage a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) periodic training course.
How to join the voluntary register of fleet driver trainers, including eligibility, how to apply, renewing your registration, fees and standards checks.
How you can train to drive a heavy goods vehicle (HGV): Skills Bootcamps, apprenticeships, vocational courses and driving schools.
Companies should use form D888/1 to check a driver’s entitlement to drive.
Find out if you need the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) qualification to drive a lorry, bus or coach, or if you could be exempt.
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