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Towing trailers, caravans and horseboxes with a car, including the weight and size limits, and what licence you need to have

• What you can tow

  You can tow trailers up to a certain weight with your car driving licence.…

• Towing weight and width limits

  Most cars have a maximum weight they can tow. It’s usually listed in the…

• Trailers, caravans and towing equipment

  The equipment you use with your trailer or caravan must: meet certain…

• Towing an American caravan or trailer

  American trailers and caravans do not always meet European safety…

Use the online tool to find the tax rate for new unregistered cars

Explanations of the different terms you might see on your driving licence

Use the IHT411 with the IHT400 to give details of any shares or stock the deceased owned.

Tables showing the rates for vehicle tax for different types of vehicle.

The way vehicle tax is calculated is different for cars that were first registered with DVLA from 1 April 2017.

• Updated: 14 May 2021

Type approval, individual (IVA), motorcycle single vehicle approval, voluntary approval, certificate of initial fitness, accessibility approval, fees, forms, replacement certificates

Check which new zero emission cars, trucks, vans and wheelchair accessible vehicles are eligible for a government grant.

How to account for VAT on vehicles and fuel you use for your business.

• Updated: 19 December 2024

Data and statistics about the number of licensed vehicles and new vehicle registrations, including zero emission vehicles, and vehicle excise duty evasion.

• Updated: 11 March 2026