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What happens if you're stopped by the police while driving - breath tests, motoring offences, faults with your vehicle, seizing your vehicle

• Overview

  The police can stop a vehicle for any reason. If they ask you to stop, you…

• Breath tests

  The police can stop you at any time and ask you to take a breath test…

• Minor motoring offences

  The police can give you a ‘fixed penalty notice’ for less serious traffic…

• Faults with your vehicle

  If your vehicle has something wrong with it, for example a broken brake…

• When the police can seize your vehicle

  The police can seize a vehicle if they think it’s being used in a way that…

How to challenge a probate application (‘enter a caveat’) if there’s a dispute about a will. What to do if your probate application is challenged.

• Challenge someone else's probate application

  You can challenge someone else’s probate application (‘enter a caveat’) if…

• Apply to enter a caveat

  You can apply for a caveat online or by post. It costs £3. What…

• After you've applied

  The probate application will be stopped one working day after your caveat…

• Respond to a challenge against your probate application

  Someone can challenge your probate application (‘enter a caveat’) if…

UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.

• Overview

  Your identity document (for example your passport or identity card) will…

• Before you leave for the UK

  Check what documents you’ll need to enter the UK. You’re a British citizen…

• At border control

  You’ll need to show your identity document, such as your passport or…

• Baggage checks

  You must co-operate if you’re stopped and asked about your baggage. If you…

• Layovers and transiting through a UK airport

  Passing through a UK airport while on the way to another country is called…

The police can stop and question you at any time - they can search you depending on the situation.

How to claim a refund in the current tax year if you are not getting taxable benefits or a pension from your employer and you've not started a new job (P50).

• Updated: 23 August 2024

Tell HMRC if you've stopped being self-employed, or you're ending or leaving a business partnership - responsibilities, tax returns, letting any employees know.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) carries out low flying for training across the UK - low flying areas (LFAs), tactical training areas (TTAs)

Tell HMRC if you stop employing people, cancel your PAYE scheme, report a temporary gap in paying staff

You have the right to stop industrial action if it's unlawful and you're not someone representing a company

Stopping up is the legal process to remove highway rights to permanently close or divert a highway.

• Updated: 25 March 2025