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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 to keep heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and public service vehicles (PSVs) safe to drive, including daily checks, inspections, maintenance and record keeping.
1. Introduction There are 5 sub-sections in this section of the guide:…
You must register all trailers over 750kg to drive to or through most countries in Europe.
How to apply to book and take an exam if you want to become a dangerous goods safety adviser (DGSA) or renew your DGSA certificate.
A guide to the international regulations on the transportation of dangerous goods by air, sea, road, rail or inland waterway.
What UK goods vehicle operators need to do to carry out international road haulage.
What transport companies and couriers need to do to use vans and car and trailers over 2.5 tonnes to transport goods in Europe.
How to create a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) email alerts account and update your subscription preferences.
Guidance for haulage companies and commercial drivers moving accompanied (self-drive) RoRo freight and unaccompanied RoRo freight between Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and the European Union.
How road transport companies and their drivers must secure their vehicles to stop people using them to enter the UK illegally, and to avoid being fined.
Use this checklist to help secure your vehicle to stop people using it to enter the UK illegally.
Information about how to pay the HGV levy for non-UK HGVs.
Check which documents you need to carry if you're the driver or a passenger in a lorry or other heavy goods vehicle (HGV) that crosses international borders.
How drivers, transport staff and bridge owners can prevent vehicles from hitting bridges and what to do if a bridge strike happens.
International regulations and required documentation for hauliers transporting dangerous or hazardous goods by road or by vehicles on ships.
How to run an ADR driver training course in a classroom and remotely, and how to carry out exams.
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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