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  • You must register all trailers over 750kg to drive to or through most countries in Europe.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Use this checklist to help secure your vehicle to stop people using it to enter the UK illegally.

  • International regulations and required documentation for hauliers transporting dangerous or hazardous goods by road or by vehicles on ships.

  • Permits to travel to or through European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) member countries, 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.

  • 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.

  • How drivers, transport staff and bridge owners can prevent vehicles from hitting bridges and what to do if a bridge strike happens.

  • How to set up initial and refresher training courses for ADR drivers including what you need, how much it costs and how to apply.

  • 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.