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Check how to get an annual test (MOT) for a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or public service vehicle (PSV) - how to book the test, prepare the vehicle and documents and the test result.
Find out if you can drive a minibus and what licence you need - when you need to have a PCV D1 category licence
Tell DVLA you want to surrender your driving licence due to a medical condition.
Towing trailers, caravans and horseboxes with a car, including the weight and size limits, and what licence you need to have
Record the details of scheduled delegated driving tests with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
Apply for compensation for damage to your vehicle - report the damage, fill in the damage report form, provide evidence
You may be able to get provisional entitlement to higher category vehicles, and automatic entitlement to lower categories if you pass a higher category driving test.
Check if you can become an approved driving instructor (ADI) and what you need to do to qualify.
Declare exemption from MOT.
Who needs to use a tachograph and exemptions; digital and analogue tachographs; guidance for goods vehicles, passenger carrying vehicles (PCVs) and light vehicles
How to upgrade an automatic car driving licence so that you can drive a manual car
To find out what information DVLA holds about you, and your vehicle, you can make a subject access request (SAR). The quickest way is to fill in the form and submit by email.
How to appeal against a parking ticket, bus lane fine or other penalty charge notice (PCN) - and what happens if you get a charge certificate or order of recovery
Report certain types of medical conditions to DVLA if you're a car driver or motorcyclist.
You may need to tell DVLA if you have blackouts or fainting (syncope) - check with your doctor or consultant, download the correct form to let them know
Record the details of candidates who have completed a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) periodic training course
How to display number or licence plates, get plates made up, replace lost, damaged or stolen plates, and the national letters, flags and symbols you can display.
When to tell DVLA if you've had a stroke or TIA (mini-stroke), forms to fill in and send if you need to inform DVLA
Find out how much you have to pay and where you have to collect your vehicle from if it's been clamped or impounded
Find your nearest weighbridge if you need to weigh your van, lorry, trailer, tractor or other vehicle
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