United Kingdom Information & Links

Useful Information

 

DTI Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness
Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness Commercial Goods and Passenger Carrying Vehicles

Guide to Public Service Vehicle Operator Licensing: Part 3

Summary of the guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness: Commercial Goods and Passenger Carrying Vehicles' jointly with the Confederation of Passenger Transport, Freight Transport Association and Road Haulage Association.

Road Traffic Act

 

The complete Road Traffic Act of 1988

Truck Net UK

 

The insiders guide to Trucking
Digital Tacographs Managed on behalf of a number of UK government agencies, provides up to date, accurate information on all aspects of the implementation of digital tachographs

Truck Stops Transport Cafes

 

 

Government Sites

 

 
VOSA - Vehicle and Operators Service Agency VOSA is the merger of the Vehicle Inspectorate (VI) and the Traffic Area Network (TAN) division of the Department for Transport (DfT).

The aim of the agency is to contribute to the improvement of the road safety and environmental standards, and to the reduction of vehicle crime.

VI - Vehicle Inspectorate The Vehicle Inspectorate plays a vital part in improving road safety and environmental standards, ensuring that all vehicles are maintained to minimum standards laid down by law, including supervision of the MOT scheme
Motoring.gov.uk Motoring.gov.uk is the Government portal for the motorist in Great Britain, and provides a single access point to information relating to motoring issues
Driver & Vehicle Licensing Authority DVLA facilitates road safety and general law enforcement by maintaining registers of drivers and vehicles, and collecting vehicle taxation (VED)
Vehicle Certification Agency VCA is the UK's national approval authority for new road vehicles, agricultural tractors and off-road vehicles
Highways Agency

The Highways Agency is an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport who manages, maintain and improve the network of trunk roads and motorways in England on behalf of the Secretary of State

 

Trade Associations

 

 

Freight Transport Association

 

The FTA supports the multi-modal transport interests of British industry

Road Haulage Association

 

The RHA offers a voice for the haulage industry in the UK

British Vehicle Rental & Leasing Association

 

Trade association for the car rental, contract hire and fleet management industries