Guidance and regulation

How to make sure goods and other items are loaded, secured and unloaded safely from HGVs, trailers, vans and cars.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 20 July 2023

A guide to the international regulations on the transportation of dangerous goods by air, sea, road, rail or inland waterway.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 4 September 2012

Find training courses to help you become a qualified dangerous goods driver.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 17 December 2021

How to create a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) email alerts account and update your subscription preferences.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 5 March 2018

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

• From: Department for Transport and 2 others
• Updated: 8 June 2022

Find contact details for dangerous goods safety advisers (DGSA) that can help you transport dangerous goods safely.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 25 April 2024

The regulations and main exemptions for drivers transporting diesel, petrol and kerosene by road (note 23).

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 6 April 2020

Security and training guidance for businesses, such as freight carriers and consignors, involved in the carriage of dangerous goods.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 24 September 2020

How to transport oxygen cylinders by road for commercial or private use (note 9).

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 15 March 2016

Circumstances where transporting dangerous goods may be exempt from requirements and prohibitions in the UK.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 30 June 2023

A card to be shown to police if drivers are pulled over while carrying a recognised dangerous load.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 9 June 2012

Understanding the requirements, including certification and training, of dangerous goods safety advisers (DGSAs).  

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 2 January 2024

Guidance on the transport of patient specimens suspected of containing Coronavirus (COVID-19).

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 26 March 2020

How businesses that transport dangerous goods should use ADR instructions in writing and the requirements for electronic documentation.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 23 November 2023

Guidance on the transport of items classified as dangerous by individuals in private vehicles and by foot passengers on Ro-Ro ships

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 7 March 2018

Find out about the rules for placing transportable pressure equipment on the market in Great Britain from 1 January 2023.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 13 November 2023

Adds a technical code about transportable gas cylinders to the carriage of dangerous goods regulations (exception notice 5).

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 25 January 2017

Information about the correct storage and stowage of packaged quantities of dangerous goods.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 28 August 2013

Guidance on requirement for a document of compliance and the special requirements for ships carrying dangerous goods.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 1 October 1997

Standard reporting format and procedures for reporting incidents involving harmful or dangerous goods & substances.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 28 December 2002