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List of traffic areas, local newspaper advert template and convictions and cautions you will need to declare when applying for a vehicle operator licence.
What transport companies and couriers need to do to use vans and car and trailers over 2.5 tonnes to transport goods in Europe.
Sets out how the requirements for available finance might be met.
Sets out the requirements for satisfying professional competence.
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.
Heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and trailer documents you need to legally cross international borders in a UK-registered vehicle.
Sets out how to use the Senior Traffic Commissioner's statutory guidance and statutory directions.
Sets out the requirements for satisfying good repute or fitness.
Details of how to oppose heavy goods vehicle licence applications or the use of an operating centre.
Different bus registration and permit fees.
Get a UK Licence for the Community to transport goods by road to or through the EU, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, and the rules you have to follow.
Sets out vocational driver conduct matters to be referred to traffic commissioners by the Secretary of State for Transport (through DVLA).
An overview of the process for registering and operating local bus services in England and Wales
Permits to travel to or through European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) member countries, and the rules you have to follow.
A guide for operators and the public about regulatory hearings held by traffic commissioners, known as ‘public inquiries’.
Sets out how commissioners approach the legislative requirements and when the potential impact of any regulatory action might be relevant.
Check the rules on how many international road haulage jobs you can do inside an EU country (cabotage) or between EU countries (cross-trade).
Sets out the requirement to have an operating centre and stable establishment.
A response to the problem of bridge strikes across Great Britain.
What UK bus and coach operators need to do to provide services, tours, holidays and trips into the EU and other countries.
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