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Heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and trailer documents you need to legally cross international borders in a UK-registered vehicle.
Guidance for manufacturers and importers.
Health and safety issues and regulations for farm vehicles, machinery and equipment: risk assessments and good practice.
The U16 exemption allows you to reuse the parts from depolluted end-of-life vehicles in other vehicles.
OCRS is used to calculate the risk of commercial vehicle operators not following the rules on roadworthiness and traffic - how the system works, what your score means and how it can change
Check the tariff classification for car wiring kits for motor vehicles.
Legal noise limits for on and off-road vehicles, and what to do if you're affected by road, rail or aircraft noise
Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.
Driving licence categories - entitlements on your licence and what vehicles you can drive - cars, motorcycles, mopeds, medium and large lorries, minibuses and buses.
How the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) changes from 1 April 2025 will affect your vehicle.
Immigration staff guidance on telling criminal investigators about using official vehicles and maintaining them.
What to do if your vehicle, vehicle part or accessory is recalled, has a registered fault and how to report serious safety defect you find
How changes to goods vehicles before they're registered will be approved by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.
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 .
Find out which licence and fuel you need for agricultural vehicles and which tax and operator's licence exemptions might apply to you.
Groups and categories for driving licences issued before 15 October 2012 - find equivalent new licence categories and what vehicles you can drive
Check which vehicle documents you need to carry if you drive a bus or coach across international borders.
What you need to do before you can drive a car or ride a motorcycle - driving licence, registering your vehicle, insurance, vehicle tax, MOT
Guides about keeping commercial vehicles safe to drive, including heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), vans, buses, coaches and other public service vehicles.
VAT for motor dealers and members of the motor trade - work out what VAT to charge when you sell a vehicle.
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