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Driving licence categories - entitlements on your licence and what vehicles you can drive - cars, motorcycles, mopeds, medium and large lorries, minibuses and buses.
Towing trailers, caravans and horseboxes with a car, including the weight and size limits, and what licence you need to have
You can tow trailers up to a certain weight with your car driving licence.…
Most cars have a maximum weight they can tow. It’s usually listed in the…
The equipment you use with your trailer or caravan must: meet certain…
American trailers and caravans do not always meet European safety…
Who can drive a van, the speed limits and weight limits that apply, and rules on loading, drivers' hours and maintenance.
Codes that DVLA places on your driving licence, and their explanations
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for soils.
How to work out the weight of plastic packaging components and each material used to make them, to check if you must register for Plastic Packaging Tax and include them on your return.
Find out what you need to do when importing commercial goods into Great Britain in your accompanied baggage or small vehicle.
From 19 January 2013 driving licences changed and now look different to comply with new EU rules.
Find out about the customs simplified procedure aggregation rules for the Customs Declaration Service (CDS).
Lorries used for practical driving tests have to meet certain rules, and some vehicles and trailers must also carry a minimum weight.
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