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Apply for Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) if you’re making or importing a single trailer, or a very small number of trailers.
Vehicles which must have the annual test - buses, coaches, lorries and trailers, booking and fees.
Tell the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) that you cannot book a heavy goods vehicle (HGV), bus or trailer MOT (annual test) before your MOT expires.
What you need to know to teach people how to drive a car and trailer (category BE) including eligibility, skills and how to get accredited.
Buses and coaches used for practical driving tests have to meet certain rules, and some must also carry a minimum weight.
Explanations of the different terms you might see on your driving licence
Driving licence categories - entitlements on your licence and what vehicles you can drive - cars, motorcycles, mopeds, medium and large lorries, minibuses and buses.
Who can drive a van, the speed limits and weight limits that apply, and rules on loading, drivers' hours and maintenance.
You can appeal an HGV or trailer MOT (annual test) decision if you think it's wrong.
Helping current or potential new operators safely use longer-semi trailers.
Findings of checks on the roadworthiness of trailers.
Find a test centre and book an MOT (annual test) for a heavy goods vehicle (HGV), public service vehicle (PSV) or trailer in England, Scotland and Wales
Find out what’s changed with how driving licences work for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and bus drivers and how driving tests are changing.
How to get refrigerated or heated vans, trucks and trailers approved to transport perishable food in or out of the UK, and the documents you need to have.
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on DfT’s impact assessment of the Trailer registration.
From 19 January 2013 driving licences changed and now look different to comply with new EU rules.
How to avoid the top 10 reasons heavy trailers don't pass the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) inspection.
The 'show me, tell me' vehicle safety questions that driving examiners could ask in category B+E (car and trailer) driving tests.
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