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A guide about the safe operation of stretch limousines and other novelty vehicles.

• Updated: 20 March 2013

Limousines must be run by a licensed operator unless they're being hired out without a driver - licensing, private hire vehicle, public service vehicle

A limit of 30 miles per hour or 48 kilometres per hour usually applies to all traffic on all roads with street lighting

The rules for child car seats and booster seats - height, weight, age, type of vehicle, car, minibus, licensed taxi

Guidance and reports on the Department for Transport's trial of longer semi-trailers for articulated goods vehicles.

• Updated: 25 August 2021

Check which new hybrid and electric vehicles (EV), including cars, vans, trucks and motorbikes, are eligible for a government plug-in grant.

Using retractable or foldable aerodynamic rear devices on heavy goods vehicles.

• Updated: 14 February 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

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

Find out how much you have to pay and where you have to collect your vehicle from if it's been clamped or impounded