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Check heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and public service vehicle (PSV) operator applications and decisions
Find lorry and bus operators by name, address or licence number
How you can train to drive a heavy goods vehicle (HGV): Skills Bootcamps, apprenticeships, vocational courses and driving schools.
To become a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver, you need a professional…
Skills Bootcamps are free training courses in England that last up to 16…
Apprenticeships combine practical training in a job with study. There are…
You can only take a vocational qualification to become a heavy goods…
You can train through an independent driving school in England, Scotland,…
Being stopped by the police or DVSA - fixed penalties, roadside prohibitions, driving without an operator's licence, immobilisation and impounding.
Buy or sell a vehicle, check a used vehicle, written off vehicles, scrapping a vehicle
This Policy Framework provides the requirements and guidance for prisons and staff on searching of the person, cells, areas and vehicles.
Request details about a vehicle's registered keeper: bulk data, anonymised data, mileage data requests, other information requests
Information on how Border Force staff use training to carry out searches of vehicles, either for commercial freight, cars or coaches.
Guides about keeping commercial vehicles safe to drive, including heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), vans, buses, coaches and other public service vehicles.
You need the right licence to drive a tractor or specialist vehicle, there are also age limits and specific rules for driving tests
Find a customs agent or fast parcel operator to help you with import and export declarations.
Find an authorised scrapyard where you can take your vehicle to be scrapped
Licensing and safety standards regulatory decisions, made since 2018 about truck, bus and coach operators.
Written decision of the Deputy Traffic Commissioner for the East of England for Truck Trans Ltd
How road transport companies and their drivers must secure their vehicles to stop people using them to enter the UK illegally, and to avoid being fined.
Research identifying the issues and risks of a UK road trial of truck platooning technology, which enables vehicles to move as a group.
An online service for viewing test histories and roadside check reports for your commercial vehicles and checking your Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS)
Check registration, MOT, tax, vehicle identification number and other details to help make sure a used car is not stolen or unsafe
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