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DVSA’s Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit makes sure vehicles, vehicle parts and vehicle accessories sold in the UK are safe for people to buy.
The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) is the designated UK national authority for approving new road vehicles, agricultural tractors, off-road vehicles and components. VCA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Transport .
Type approval, individual (IVA), motorcycle single vehicle approval, voluntary approval, certificate of initial fitness, accessibility approval, fees, forms, replacement certificates
You must apply for vehicle approval if you have: built a vehicle rebuilt a…
You do not need vehicle approval for: heavy goods vehicles (more than…
You can use the individual vehicle approval (IVA) scheme if you’re making…
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) published a series of…
There’s a different way to apply for individual vehicle approval depending…
Voluntary individual vehicle approval (IVA) is similar to Statutory IVA…
Your motorcycle, 3-wheeled or light 4-wheeled vehicle must have a…
Who can use the scheme If you use a vehicle with more than 8 passenger…
Some buses and coaches must have accessibility features for wheelchair…
You have to pay a fee for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)…
You can apply for a replacement approval certificate. Submit your…
Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.
We’re the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), maintaining nearly 53 million driver records and more than 47 million vehicle records. Last year (2024 to 2025), we collected £8.4 billion in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). DVLA is an executive agency,...
How to register your vehicle and the cost: including new registrations, kit-built vehicles, repairs and restorations, and structural modifications.
Taking your car out of the UK - when VAT is not payable on a car you're exporting, procedures, registration and vehicle tax.
How the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) earned recognition scheme works, how to apply, and what happens when you've joined.
VAT for motor dealers and members of the motor trade - work out what VAT to charge when you sell a vehicle.
Towing trailers, caravans and horseboxes with a car, including the weight and size limits, and what licence you need to have
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