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Update your HGV or PSV operator licence (O licence), add more vehicles, increase your vehicle limit and add or remove a transport manager
Register and pay for the HGV levy
Apply and pay for a HGV, PSV or interim operator licence (O licence) if you use vehicles to transport goods or passengers.
Send test and certificate forms using the technical application submission (TAS) service, including first time tests, notifiable alterations and replacing plating or test documents
Find your nearest weighbridge if you need to weigh your van, lorry, trailer, tractor or other vehicle
Information about becoming a goods vehicle operator, getting a goods vehicle licence and complying with regulations
Check if you need to register a trailer to take it abroad, create an account to register your trailer, manage details of registered trailers.
Use the ESDAL system to plot your route when transporting abnormal loads
How to transport goods out of the UK by road - vehicle operator licences and permits, driver documents and road haulage rules.
Form to apply for Border Force’s civil penalty accreditation scheme for hauliers.
Get a 'certificate of keeper' for your abnormal load trailer if you want to use it outside the UK, or replace a lost certificate.
The specialist HGV tests to carry dangerous goods, take goods outside the EU, change weight restrictions, qualify for a Low Emissions Certificate
Who needs to get permission from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), types of trailers that need permission and how to apply.
Get an individual vehicle inspected for the first time, or book a 2-yearly inspection for any vehicle approved to be used under the TIR scheme.
Apply to get a certificate to prove a load compartment follows a design you've had approved to be used under the TIR scheme for international border crossings.
Apply to get a vehicle load compartment design approved to be used under the TIR scheme for quicker international border crossings.
Apply to get a certificate if you change an approved load compartment design to make sure it still meets the rules to be used under the TIR scheme.
Application form for operators to take part in the trial of longer semi-trailers, and eligibility and application guidance.
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