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Towing trailers, caravans and horseboxes with a car, including the weight and size limits, and what licence you need to have
You can tow trailers up to a certain weight with your car driving licence.…
Most cars have a maximum weight they can tow. It’s usually listed in the…
The equipment you use with your trailer or caravan must: meet certain…
American trailers and caravans do not always meet European safety…
UK and international codes and standards for vessel stability and loadlines, safety advice and regulations for boatmasters, designers or shipbuilders dealing with vessel stability.
How to complete an air emissions risk assessment, including how to calculate the impact of your emissions and the standards you must meet.
How to move groups of agrifood products from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) to Northern Ireland, which may include consignments of Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme (NIRMS) goods and consignments of non-NIRMS goods.
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
Use the ESDAL system to plot your route when transporting abnormal loads
How to use the calculators to work out a nutrient budget for residential developments in nutrient neutrality catchments.
How to assess the risks to groundwater for treated effluent discharges.
A guide to the international regulations on the transportation of dangerous goods by air, sea, road, rail or inland waterway.
Guidance to help organisations choose a monitoring approach for stack emissions to air that meets Environment Agency and MCERTS requirements (formerly part of M2).
International regulations and required documentation for hauliers transporting dangerous or hazardous goods by road or by vehicles on ships.
Find out about relief from Excise Duty for users of fuel used to generate electricity ('Electricity Relief').
Why load security is important, what operators, drivers and consignors must do when loading and transporting goods, and how load security is enforced.
How to transport goods out of the UK by road - vehicle operator licences and permits, driver documents and road haulage rules.
When to reject hazardous waste and what to do if you are the consignee, carrier, producer or holder.
How to carry out a risk assessment if you are applying for a bespoke permit that includes discharging hazardous chemicals and elements to surface water.
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
How to decide on a load securing system, what to check before loading a vehicle, and how to stabilise a load.
Ways to load items on a goods vehicle safely.
What UK goods vehicle operators need to do to carry out international road haulage.
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