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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:…
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.
A guide to the international regulations on the transportation of dangerous goods by air, sea, road, rail or inland waterway.
You must register commercial trailers over 750kg gross weight and all trailers over 3,500kg gross weight before towing them through some European countries.
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.
Information about how to pay the HGV levy for non-UK HGVs.
How drivers, transport staff and bridge owners can prevent vehicles from hitting bridges and what to do if a bridge strike happens.
What transport companies and couriers need to do to use vans and car and trailers over 2.5 tonnes to transport goods in Europe.
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 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 to create a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) email alerts account and update your subscription preferences.
Use this checklist to help secure your vehicle to stop people using it to enter the UK illegally.
Apply to book an exam if you want to become a dangerous goods safety adviser (DGSA) or renew your DGSA certificate.
Information on how to request assistance from the NSDR.
International regulations and required documentation for hauliers transporting dangerous or hazardous goods by road or by vehicles on ships.
Safety advice for vehicles carrying overhanging loads.
How to set up initial and refresher training courses for ADR drivers including what you need, how much it costs and how to apply.
Heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and trailer documents you need to legally cross international borders in a UK-registered vehicle.
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