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Information about becoming a goods vehicle operator, getting a goods vehicle licence and complying with regulations

• Overview

  You need a goods vehicle operator’s licence if your business uses goods…

• Types of licence

  There are 3 different types of operator’s licence for goods vehicles. The…

• Apply for a licence

  The goods vehicle operator licensing scheme is administered by the Driver…

• Fees for goods vehicle licences

  When applying for a goods vehicle operator’s licence, you’ll have to pay:…

• Operating centres

  Your operating centre is where your vehicles are normally kept when not in…

• Maintaining your vehicles

  You must keep your vehicles safe and in good condition at all times.…

• Employing or using drivers

  If you employ or give work to drivers, you must check that they have the…

• Make changes to your licence

  You can make changes to your goods vehicle operator’s licence once you…

• What happens if you break the terms of your licence

  The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency carries out regular roadside…

• Exemptions

  You do not need a goods vehicle operator’s licence if your vehicle: was…

Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.

• Updated: 6 September 2019

Check the tariff classification for a four-wheeled vehicle with an electric motor powered by rechargeable batteries.

• Updated: 28 March 2022

Get help to classify various types of vehicles such as mobility scooters, dumpers and utility vehicles, all-terrain vehicles and e-bikes for import and export.

• Updated: 23 April 2021

Find out how to work out the value of a motor vehicle when calculating a payment using the second-hand motor vehicle payment scheme.

• Updated: 25 January 2023

Check the tariff classification for four-wheeled vehicles powered by an electric motor fitted with a hydraulic lifting device and telescopic jib.

• Updated: 26 April 2023

Driving licence categories - entitlements on your licence and what vehicles you can drive - cars, motorcycles, mopeds, medium and large lorries, minibuses and buses.

What to do if your vehicle, vehicle part or accessory is recalled, has a registered fault and how to report serious safety defect you find

Find out which motor vehicles you can and cannot claim a payment for using the scheme.

• Updated: 25 January 2023

From 19 January 2013 driving licences changed and now look different to comply with new EU rules.

• Updated: 9 June 2015