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From Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
  • International regulations and required documentation for hauliers transporting dangerous or hazardous goods by road or by vehicles on ships.

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

  • 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 you must be able to do and understand to guide and control the vehicle.

  • What should happen during direct access scheme (DAS) motorcycle training.

  • Rules that vehicle recovery operators and drivers need to follow to run their business legally and safely.

  • Samples of MOT test failure notices that can be given to you when your vehicle fails the test.

  • The skills and understanding needed to cycle safely and responsibly, and to enable others to cycle.

  • The licences and qualifications you need to transport horses and rules you must follow to keep your horses and vehicles safe.

  • Changes to how to record training from April 2024, avoiding battery drain issues on some vehicles and what to do with low diesel smoke plate values.

  • Guidance for driving examiners carrying out medium and large goods vehicle and passenger carrying vehicle tests.

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

  • How to provide MOT tester and manager qualification courses, and MOT tester annual training courses – including the topics the training must cover.

  • Find contact details for dangerous goods safety advisers (DGSA) that can help you transport dangerous goods safely.

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

  • How to tell the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) that you're closing one or more of the MOT centres in your business.

  • Heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and trailer documents you need to legally cross international borders in a UK-registered vehicle.

  • Bull bars for vehicles should comply with safety standards before they can be sold or fitted.

  • What you must be able to do and understand to guide and control the vehicle.

  • Apply for permission to use Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) logos if you're a driving or motorcycle instructor or provide other driver training.