Guidance and regulation

Get a UK Licence for the Community to transport goods by road to or through the EU, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, and the rules you have to follow.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 31 December 2020

The regulations and main exemptions for drivers transporting diesel, petrol and kerosene by road (note 23).

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 6 April 2020

Permits to travel to or through European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) member countries, and the rules you have to follow.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 24 July 2023

Advice for organisations and people using road transport operators based abroad to transport goods into, out of and within the UK.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 27 September 2023

How drivers, transport staff and bridge owners can prevent vehicles from hitting bridges and what to do if a bridge strike happens.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 9 July 2014

How ‘quiet deliveries’ can improve roads by allowing deliveries to be made outside of normal delivery hours using methods to reduce noise and disturbances.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 25 March 2015

Find out what to do when you transport goods under a transit movement into or through the UK from common transit countries.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 19 January 2023

Find contact details for dangerous goods safety advisers (DGSA) that can help you transport dangerous goods safely.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 30 May 2024

Sets out how to use the Senior Traffic Commissioner's statutory guidance and statutory directions.

• From: Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
• Updated: 9 January 2024

Sets out the requirements for satisfying good repute or fitness.

• From: Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain
• Updated: 9 January 2024

Guidance on the commercial or private transport of cylinders of compressed oxygen.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 8 May 2024

How to apply for match funding under the HGV parking and driver welfare grant scheme.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 7 May 2024

Measures in place to ensure cargo can fly to and from the UK without disruption.

• From: Civil Aviation Authority and 1 others
• Updated: 31 December 2020

How to set up initial and refresher training courses for ADR drivers including what you need, how much it costs and how to apply.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 24 May 2024

Video to help developers and operators of roadside HGV parking and driver welfare facilities to submit high quality planning applications.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 26 January 2023

Find out about the help you can get to run your business safely and efficiently if you've been a vehicle operator for less than 6 months.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Updated: 14 June 2023

Adds a technical code about transportable gas cylinders to the carriage of dangerous goods regulations (exception notice 5).

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 25 January 2017

Guidance on the transport of items classified as dangerous by individuals in private vehicles and by foot passengers on Ro-Ro ships

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Updated: 7 March 2018

Apply for permits to travel to or through Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Russia, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine, and the rules you must follow.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 26 March 2024

Security and training guidance for businesses, such as freight carriers and consignors, involved in the carriage of dangerous goods.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 24 September 2020