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Being stopped by the police or DVSA - fixed penalties, roadside prohibitions, driving without an operator's licence, immobilisation and impounding.
As a commercial driver, you might be asked to stop by the police or a…
You’re responsible for maintaining the roadworthiness of your vehicle.…
A prohibition can prevent you from driving until you get a problem with…
You need a valid operator’s licence if you drive the following for any…
If you get a fine from a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)…
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) officers and police officers…
How to pay a DVSA fine or fixed penalty for vehicle defects, breaking the rules around exceeding drivers’ hours, and other offences.
Record a public service vehicle's details with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) so you get the right documents and can book an annual test (MOT).
Apply for a certificate of initial fitness (COIF) for public service vehicles (PSVs) with more than 8 passenger seats which transport people for profit.
Provide a notification of alterations if you've made changes to the specification of a public service vehicle (PSV).
Apply to replace a bus or coach fitness, accessibility or capacity documents if they are lost or damaged.
Book an accessibility certificate test for a public service vehicle (PSV) if you do not have one from when it was originally approved.
Notify DVSA if you've made modifications to your coach or bus or registered it as a public service vehicle.
Get a model report, a TIR test for lorries and trailers, or tilt or step deflection test for buses and coaches at a non-Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) site.
Additional tests for passenger vehicles - Low Emissions Certificate and seat belt installation tests
Apply for a public service vehicle (PSV) Equality Act 2010 (previously Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)) accessibility 'type approval' certificate.
You must get approval for a public service vehicle (PSV) to travel up to 100 kilometres per hour (km/h) in Germany by having a 'Tempo 100' test or letter of compliance.
A checklist to help prepare vehicles for a Low Emissions Certificate (LEC) test, which lets you drive in the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) without paying.
Explain why a bus or coach does not need a new tilt test (to make sure it does not tip over) if its design is different to the approved design you're using.
You must get approval for a public service vehicle (PSV) to travel at up to 100 kilometres per hour (km/h) in France by having a 'Vitesse 100 examination'.
Appeal the result of a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or public service vehicle (PSV) test for a Low Emissions Certificate (LEC).
Tell the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) if you make changes to a bus or coach accessibility type-approval.
Give information about a bus or coach's accessibility features when you either apply for an accessibility type-approval certificate or report changes to it.
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