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Guidance on the law on sticking items on vehicle windows which could obscure the view.
Waste codes for common wastes produced by vehicle maintenance and dismantling activities.
A guide about what should happen when a vehicle defect is reported or a vehicle recall is issued.
How to understand your brake test report including what is checked during the test, what will fail, and how to identify problems that might need repairs.
How to prepare your HGV for the brake testing part of the annual test (MOT).
How buses and coaches are inspected when they're being approved under the Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) scheme to make sure they're safe to be used.
Information on the various products DVLA provides, for what purpose the information can be used and who we share it with.
What MOT testers need to know about how hybrid, electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles work, and what to do when inspecting these vehicles.
How to get refrigerated or heated vans, trucks and trailers approved to transport perishable food in or out of the UK, and the documents you need to have.
A guide about the various categories and weight classes for lorries.
Changes to the MOT testing guide from 8 January 2024.
Apply for Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) if you're making or importing a very small number of vans or light goods vehicles (also known as IVA 1LG).
Information about the minimum level of driver competence and vehicle safety practices to use when driving horse-drawn vehicles.
Guidance for making changes to a vehicle and registering kit-built, kit-converted and reconstructed classic vehicles.
A reference leaflet about drivers' hours for bus and coach (PSV) drivers.
Fees and test lengths for public service vehicle (PSV) MOTs, prohibition removals, low emission tests and notifiable alterations.
Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.
How to follow the rules about the conspicuity markings that must be fitted to all HGVs.
Changes to annual training hours and updates to the MOT testing guide.
How changes to goods vehicles before they're registered will be approved by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.
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