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Who needs to get permission from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), types of trailers that need permission and how to apply.
You must apply to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) for…
You need to get permission if you’re a ‘final supplier’ of trailers. Final…
Apply using form TES1. You might also need to send evidence of vehicle…
Towing trailers, caravans and horseboxes with a car, including the weight and size limits, and what licence you need to have
You can tow trailers up to a certain weight with your car driving licence.…
Most cars have a maximum weight they can tow. It’s usually listed in the…
The equipment you use with your trailer or caravan must: meet certain…
American trailers and caravans do not always meet European safety…
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.
You must register all trailers over 750kg to drive to or through most countries in Europe.
Check the tariff classification for new pneumatic rubber tyres of a kind used on motor cars, buses or lorries, and trailers.
Check the tariff classification for track idler wheels.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Caldwell on 29 December 2025.
Guidance and reports on the Department for Transport's trial of longer semi-trailers for articulated goods vehicles.
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