HGV standards and checks
Commercial vehicle safety and maintenance guides for local and international haulage.
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Report you’ve changed a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or trailer chassis, weight, tyres or brakes (a ‘notifiable alteration’) or change the weight you can carry.
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Being stopped by the police or DVSA - fixed penalties, roadside prohibitions, driving without an operator's licence, immobilisation and impounding.
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How to pay a DVSA fine or fixed penalty for vehicle defects, breaking the rules around exceeding drivers’ hours, and other offences.
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Apply for an ADR test to allow a vehicle to carry dangerous or hazardous goods in bulk on the road.
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Apply to get a first ministry plate and plating certificate for a new heavy goods vehicle (HGV) so you can book its first MOT.