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When you need an MOT for your vehicle, what it costs, what happens if your vehicle fails, and how to get mistakes on the MOT certificate fixed.
Check if you need to register a trailer to take it abroad, create an account to register your trailer, manage details of registered trailers.
Towing trailers, caravans and horseboxes with a car, including the weight and size limits, and what licence you need to have
Tyre load rating and exceptions, and tyre load index tables for single wheel and dual wheel configurations for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
Explanations of the different terms you might see on your driving licence
Rules for drivers and motorcyclists, including vehicle condition, fitness to drive, alcohol and drugs, what to do before setting off, vehicle towing and loading, and seat belts and child restraints.
Work out if you’re old enough or have the right kind of licence to tow a trailer from different kinds of vehicle
Find out the MOT test status of a vehicle - check the date of the MOT test and the expiry date of an MOT test pass.…
How to report environmental incidents, including pollution, damage to the natural environment, flooding, illegal fishing or a collapsed river bank.
Impact assessment of the requirement for vehicles used for practical driving tests to carry a load.
You need the right licence to drive a tractor or specialist vehicle, there are also age limits and specific rules for driving tests…
Being stopped by the police or DVSA - fixed penalties, roadside prohibitions, driving without an operator's licence, immobilisation and impounding.
Check a vehicle's details, tax and SORN status and expiry dates on the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Agency (DVLA) database - online and telephone enquiries
How to transport goods out of the UK by road - vehicle operator licences and permits, driver documents and road haulage rules.
Motorhomes and campervans - size limits and licences you need to drive in the UK
Forms for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and trailer MOTs (annual tests), notifiable alterations, replacing documents, keepers’ certificates, ADR, TIR and LEC tests.
Find out what information DVLA holds about your driving licence or create a check code to share your driving record, for example to hire a car…
The rules about towing a trailer or caravan with a car changed on 16 December 2021. Find out how the changes affect you.
To apply for an HGV vehicle licence download and fill in form V85 and apply in person at a Post Office that deals with vehicle tax.
How to become a transport manager, get the Transport Manager Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) and get added to a vehicle operator's licence.
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