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Vehicle manufacturing and modification

The law on converting or making modifications to vehicles, vehicle manufacturing classification.

Services

  1. Apply for a vehicle test or certificate for a lorry or trailer

    Send test and certificate forms using the technical application submission (TAS) service, including first time tests, notifiable alterations and replacing plating or test documents

  2. Replace heavy goods vehicle (HGV) plating or test documents

    Apply to get replacement heavy goods vehicle (HGV) plating and testing documents if the originals have been lost, stolen or defaced.

  3. Change a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) plated details or notify alterations

    Send details of notifiable alterations or apply for a change of plated details of a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or trailer of over 3.5 tonnes.

  1. Apply for Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA)

    Apply for an Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) test for cars, goods vehicles, buses and coaches, and trailers on the technical application submission (TAS) service

  2. Apply for Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA): cars

    Apply for Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) if you’re making or importing a single car or a very small number of cars.

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Guidance and regulation

  1. Quad bikes: the rules

    To drive a road legal quad bike you must have it approved, registered, taxed and given an MOT if needed

    Answer

  2. Convert a vehicle into a motorhome

    Guidance

    Department for Transport

  3. Classifying vehicles, parts and accessories

    Detailed guide

    HM Revenue & Customs

  1. Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) scheme guide

    • Guidance
    • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

  2. Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) inspection manual: cars

    • Guidance
    • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
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News and communications

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Changes to European rules on motorcycle type approval

Department for Transport

Press release

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Policy and engagement

  1. Improving air quality: reducing emissions from machinery

    Department for Transport

    Consultation outcome

    Date closed 10 April 2018

  2. Road vehicles: improving air quality and safety

    Department for Transport

    Consultation outcome

    Date closed 02 March 2018

  3. Motorcycles: implementing EU regulation 168/2013

    Department for Transport

    Consultation outcome

    Date closed 06 September 2017

  1. EU proposed regulation for the type approval and market surveilance of 2 and 3 wheeled vehicles and quadricycles

    • Department for Transport
    • Closed consultation
    • Date closed 28 October 2011
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Transparency

  1. Vehicle safety defect investigations, recalls and collision investigations data for Great Britain

    • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
    • Statistical data set

  2. Vehicle approval, alteration and identity check data for Great Britain

    • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
    • Statistical data set

  3. Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit programme results, 2017

    • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
    • Research

  4. Vehicle approval and specialist test locations

    • Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
    • Map

  5. Annual SVA and IVA numbers for Japanese imported vehicles (F0003966)

    • Closed organisation: Vehicle and Operator Services Agency
    • Foi release
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Organisations