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Overview of the public service vehicle operator licensing system.
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 .
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing company cars, including fuel
As an employer providing company cars and fuel to your employees, you have…
You must report the car or fuel to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) if they…
If the cars you provide are not exempt, you must report them to HM Revenue…
You can work out the value of cars and fuel using online tools from HM…
The following guidance contains more detailed information: car benefit…
The certificate of conformity ensures the free movement of goods and must be supplied to the buyer of a new vehicle when the vehicle is delivered.
How to account for VAT on vehicles and fuel you use for your business.
Find out about the calculation of the company car benefit charge.
You must make sure your car, motorcycle or other vehicle is safe to drive (‘roadworthy’) all year round.
Guides about keeping commercial vehicles safe to drive, including heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), vans, buses, coaches and other public service vehicles.
Type approval, individual (IVA), motorcycle single vehicle approval, voluntary approval, certificate of initial fitness, accessibility approval, fees, forms, replacement certificates
How the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) earned recognition scheme works, how to apply, and what happens when you've joined.
Have your say on potential changes to registering historic, classic, rebuilt, and electrically converted vehicles.
Being stopped by the police or DVSA - fixed penalties, roadside prohibitions, driving without an operator's licence, immobilisation and impounding.
Information about becoming a goods vehicle operator, getting a goods vehicle licence and complying with regulations
Check registration, MOT, tax, vehicle identification number and other details to help make sure a used car is not stolen or unsafe
Get help as a local authority with the rollout of chargepoint infrastructure and other electric vehicle information.
If you provide company cars to your employees, use form P46 (Car) to tell HMRC
Guidance and forms for recalls and safety defects, download recall data, and issues which could result in a safety issue occurring if they are not fixed.
Find out how to report employee or director car benefits to HMRC where car and fuel benefits are payrolled.
Wet line contamination involves the cross contamination of road fuel with rebated fuels, which will either be red diesel or kerosene.
Overview of the vehicle operator licensing system.
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