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Apply for an Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) test for cars, goods vehicles, buses and coaches, and trailers on the manage vehicle testing service
Trade licence plates - who can use them, when they can be used and how to get a trade licence
Trade licence plates are number plates you can use on vehicles your…
All trade licences expire on either 30 June or 31 December. You cannot get…
You can only use trade plates on vehicles that: are safe to drive…
You can get replacement plates if yours have been lost, stolen or damaged.…
You can renew your licence for: 6 months, if it runs out in June 6 or 12…
If you only want to change your business address, download and complete…
Your licence will end if you either: let your licence expire without…
Book a test for your lorry or trailer, apply for replacement certificates, a keeper's certificate or permission to supply a large goods trailer
To drive a road legal quad bike you must have it approved, registered, taxed and given an MOT if needed
Type approval, individual (IVA), motorcycle single vehicle approval, voluntary approval, certificate of initial fitness, accessibility approval, fees, forms, replacement certificates
Notify DVLA of a reconstructed classic, kit conversion, kit-built vehicle, like-for-like replacement chassis, monocoque bodyshell or frame (for motorcycles).
Apply for tests or certificates for your coach or bus including a Certificate of Initial Fitness (COIF), accessibility certificate and alteration forms
Complete a V627/3 form if you're notifying DVLA of a structural modification.
Apply for permission if you want to supply new large goods trailers to be used on the road.
Provide a notification of alterations if you've made changes to the specification of a public service vehicle (PSV).
Declare that seat belt anchorages in passenger carrying vehicles meet safety standards when you get them approved using Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA).
The specialist HGV tests to carry dangerous goods, take goods outside the EU, change weight restrictions, qualify for a Low Emissions Certificate.
You must send a declaration along with your Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) application if your vehicle is amateur-built, for example, a kit car.
Apply for a trailer identification number (a 'ministry number') to be allocated to a new-build trailer if you'll be applying to use it on the road.
Additional tests for passenger vehicles - Low Emissions Certificate and seat belt installation tests
You can appeal an Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) inspection failure decision if you think it's wrong.
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.
Apply for a 'type approval' certificate for a public service vehicle (PSV) to make sure it meets disability and accessibility regulations.
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.
Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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