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You must register all trailers over 750kg to drive to or through most countries in Europe.
Check if you need to register a trailer to take it abroad, create an account to register your trailer, manage details of registered trailers.
Guidance and reports on the Department for Transport's trial of longer semi-trailers for articulated goods vehicles.
Who needs to get permission from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), types of trailers that need permission and how to apply.
Apply for Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) if you’re making or importing a single trailer, or a very small number of trailers.
Information about what you can drive and tow depending on when you passed your test.
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.
Checks you should carry out every time you tow a trailer, caravan or horsebox with a car, to make sure you're towing safely and legally.
Apply for a trailer over 3,500kg first used before 29 October 2012 to have its first MOT (annual test).
Get a 'certificate of keeper' for your abnormal load trailer if you want to use it outside the UK, or replace a lost certificate.
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