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Information about becoming a goods vehicle operator, getting a goods vehicle licence and complying with regulations

• Overview

  You need a goods vehicle operator’s licence if your business uses goods…

• Types of licence

  There are 3 different types of operator’s licence for goods vehicles. The…

• Apply for a licence

  The goods vehicle operator licensing scheme is administered by the Driver…

• Fees for goods vehicle licences

  When applying for a goods vehicle operator’s licence, you’ll have to pay:…

• Operating centres

  Your operating centre is where your vehicles are normally kept when not in…

• Maintaining your vehicles

  You must keep your vehicles safe and in good condition at all times.…

• Employing or using drivers

  If you employ or give work to drivers, you must check that they have the…

• Make changes to your licence

  You can make changes to your goods vehicle operator’s licence once you…

• What happens if you break the terms of your licence

  The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency carries out regular roadside…

• Exemptions

  You do not need a goods vehicle operator’s licence if your vehicle: was…

Overview of the vehicle operator licensing system.

• Updated: 2 October 2025

Find out how to work out the value of a motor vehicle when calculating a payment using the second-hand motor vehicle payment scheme.

• Updated: 25 January 2023

Apply and pay for a HGV, PSV or interim operator licence (O licence) if you use vehicles to transport goods or passengers.

Check what type of drivers' hours rules you need to follow if you drive a goods vehicle or a bus or coach.

Type approval, individual (IVA), motorcycle single vehicle approval, voluntary approval, certificate of initial fitness, accessibility approval, fees, forms, replacement certificates

Tax and reporting rules for employers providing company cars, including fuel

Find out about the calculation of the company car benefit charge.

• Updated: 15 April 2021

Change the amount of vehicle tax you pay when you change your vehicle's engine size, fuel type, or if it becomes exempt from vehicle tax.

Types of public service vehicle (PSV) operator licences, application forms and application guidance notes. Appealing a decision and making changes to your licence