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Applications for goods vehicle operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for London and the south east of England.
Notice of bus and coach operator licence applications to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for the West Midlands.
You must register commercial trailers over 750kg gross weight and all trailers over 3,500kg gross weight before towing them through some European countries.
You need to apply for a vehicle operator licence if you use a van or other light goods vehicle to transport goods in Europe.
Applications for goods vehicle operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner for Wales.
How the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) earned recognition scheme works, how to apply, and what happens when you've joined.
Rules that vehicle recovery operators and drivers need to follow to run their business legally and safely.
The standards that vehicle operators need to meet to join the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) earned recognition scheme.
Find out which licences and permits you need to operate vehicles with a gross vehicle weight above 3.5 tonnes on international journeys from the UK.
Heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and trailer documents you need to legally cross international borders in a UK-registered vehicle.
An overview of the process for registering and operating local bus services in England and Wales
Section 19 and section 22 permits let organisations charge for not-for-profit transport services without holding a PSV operator's licence.
Tell the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) about collisions or incidents involving your vehicles if you've joined the DVSA earned recognition scheme.
Get a UK Licence for the Community to transport goods by road to or through the EU, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, and the rules you have to follow.
You must report any incident involving your organisation's public service vehicles (PSVs) if there are fatalities, serious injuries, or serious damage.
Best practice guidance to help local licensing authorities to carry out their taxi and private hire vehicle licensing functions.
Find contact details for approved auditors to carry out system and process audits on your vehicle operator business so you can join DVSA earned recognition.
Permits to travel to or through European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) member countries, and the rules you have to follow.
The areas that are looked at during maintenance investigations to check that vehicle operators have suitable systems, facilities and arrangements.
A guide for operator's licence holders on what an acceptable compliance audit should cover.
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