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From Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
  • The working time rules that apply to you depend on whether you drive a vehicle in scope of the assimilated or GB domestic drivers’ hours rules.

  • How trailers are inspected when they're being approved under the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) scheme to make sure they're safe to be used.

  • How to get a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) periodic training course approved by DVSA.

  • Guidance for driving examiners on particular types of vehicle and adaptations.

  • Add or change your planned dangerous goods (ADR) driver training courses, manage your training centre details, add new trainers, manage exams.

  • Guidance on the law on sticking items on vehicle windows which could obscure the view.

  • Apply for Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval (MSVA) if your motorcycle, 3-wheeled or light 4-wheeled vehicle has not been type-approved to European standards.

  • How to find an MOT centre to test your dangerous goods vehicle, declare it’s safe to be tested, and what to bring to the test.

  • Get approved to carry out Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) part 3a (off-road exercises) tests afnd the rules you must follow.

  • The aims of CBT, making suitable decisions about equipment and clothing, and meeting the eyesight rules.

  • International regulations and required documentation for hauliers transporting dangerous or hazardous goods by road or by vehicles on ships.

  • You must report any incident involving your organisation's public service vehicles (PSVs) if there are fatalities, serious injuries, or serious damage.

  • Includes updates on tachograph exemptions for zero emission vehicles and when vehicles need to use a smart tachograph 2.

  • Claim expenses if your test was cancelled with less than 3 full working days' notice, including travel costs or lost pay from unpaid leave.

  • Who the code of practice is for, what it sets out to do, and how it's worded.

  • What you must be able to do and what you must know and understand to be a safe and responsible moped or motorcycle rider.

  • Find out how to ask for your personal information held by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) – these are sometimes called a subject access request.

  • Information leaflet on wheel maintenance on commercial vehicles.

  • Find out which licences and permits you need to operate vehicles with a gross vehicle weight above 3.5 tonnes on international journeys from the UK.

  • What the national standard is for, who it applies to and how it can be used.