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Overview of the vehicle operator licensing system.
How to make sure goods and other items are loaded, secured and unloaded safely from HGVs, trailers, vans and cars.
How the Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) system works and how vehicle operators should use it.
Report a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver or company if you think they’re breaking safety rules.
You must register all trailers over 750kg to drive to or through most countries in Europe.
How to keep heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and public service vehicles (PSVs) safe to drive, including daily checks, inspections, maintenance and record keeping.
Applications for goods vehicle operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for Scotland.
Applications for goods vehicle operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the north west of England.
Applications for goods vehicle operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the east of England.
Applications for goods vehicle operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the West Midlands.
Applications for good vehicle operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the west of England.
Applications for goods vehicle operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for Wales.
What UK goods vehicle operators need to do to carry out international road haulage.
Applications for goods vehicle operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for London and the south east of England.
Details of how to oppose heavy goods vehicle licence applications or the use of an operating centre.
How the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) earned recognition scheme works, how to apply, and what happens when you've joined.
Apply for permits to transport goods to, through or from European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) countries, and the rules you must follow.
The areas that are looked at during maintenance investigations to check that vehicle operators have suitable systems, facilities and arrangements.
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.
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.
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