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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
The police can stop a vehicle for any reason. If they ask you to stop, you…
The police can stop you at any time and ask you to take a breath test…
The police can give you a ‘fixed penalty notice’ for less serious traffic…
If your vehicle has something wrong with it, for example a broken brake…
The police can seize a vehicle if they think it’s being used in a way that…
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 police can stop and question you at any time - they can search you depending on the situation.
The police can stop and question you at any time. They can stop and search…
The police can stop and question you at any time. A police community…
A police officer has powers to stop and search you if they have…
Contact the police force you want to complain about or call 101 if you’re…
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.
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).
Tell HMRC if you stop employing people, cancel your PAYE scheme, report a temporary gap in paying staff
Being stopped by the police or DVSA - fixed penalties, roadside prohibitions, driving without an operator's licence, immobilisation and impounding.
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) carries out low flying for training across the UK - low flying areas (LFAs), tactical training areas (TTAs)
You might be able to stop someone getting a passport by applying for a court order - parental child abduction, vulnerable adults
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