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Rules on drivers’ hours and tachographs for vehicles used for the carriage of goods in Great Britain and abroad.
Rules on drivers’ hours and tachographs for passenger vehicles in Great Britain and abroad.
Guidance for haulage companies and commercial drivers moving accompanied (self-drive) RoRo freight and unaccompanied RoRo freight between Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and the European Union.
What UK goods vehicle operators need to do to carry out international road haulage.
What transport companies and couriers need to do to use vans and car and trailers over 2.5 tonnes to transport goods in Europe.
A reference leaflet about drivers' hours for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers.
You must register commercial trailers over 750kg gross weight and all trailers over 3,500kg gross weight before towing them through some European countries.
Simplified rules for drivers of large goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles, including how long you can drive and work, and the breaks you should take.
A summary of working time regulations for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) and public service vehicle (PSV) drivers and crew ('mobile workers').
Check which documents you need to carry if you're the driver or a passenger in a lorry or other heavy goods vehicle (HGV) that crosses international borders.
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.
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.
A reference leaflet about drivers' hours for bus and coach (PSV) drivers.
Permits to travel to or through European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) member countries, and the rules you have to follow.
Advice for organisations and people using road transport operators based abroad to transport goods into, out of and within the UK.
What UK bus and coach operators need to do to provide services, tours, holidays and trips into Europe and other countries.
How to get refrigerated or heated vans, trucks and trailers approved to transport perishable food in or out of the UK, and the documents you need to have.
Check which documents you need to carry if you drive a bus or coach that crosses international borders.
Make a ‘posting declaration’ when your drivers use HGVs, vans or trailers to transport goods between 2 points in the EU.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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