Frequently Asked Questions

This page contains a list of frequently asked questions covering many of the driver, vehicle and operator agencies everyday roles and services. If you find that you still cannot answer your question, then please feel free to get in contact with us.

Vehicle Tests FAQs
Frequently asked questions on the rules and regulations of drivers hours and tachographs for lorries and buses.

Bus Registration Frequently Asked Questions
Set of frequently asked questions to help bus operators register their services.

Operator Licensing Frequently Asked Questions
Information and guidance on bus and lorry operator licensing.

Criminal record check FAQs Microsoft Word Document
Frequently asked questions about criminal record checks.

Buying a tachograph
Details on how to buy an approved tachograph for your lorry or bus.

Analogue tachograph records management
Details on how digital tachograph cards record driver hours, and how operators can access the information.

PSV Accessibility Regulations 2000 FAQs
Guidance on the 2000 PSV Accessibility Regulations Legislation.

Driver CPC Training frequently asked questions Links to another website.

Powers to Stop FAQs
Commonly asked questions on the new powers of VOSA to stop vehicles deemed unroadworthy.

Tachograph Frequently Asked Questions
Information on when and how to record off-road driving on your tachograph.

Vehicle Ownership FAQs
Frequently asked questions about fuel consumption and CO2 figures, and where to find them.

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Operator Licensing Self Service Links to another website.

Driving test online services

News

29 July 2008 Road Statistics 2007: Traffic, Speeds and Congestion Links to another website.
The Department for Transport has today published the statistical bulletin Road Statistics 2007 [This information is held on an external site]

22 July 2008 More hard shoulder running on the way for Birmingham Links to another website.
A £96m contract to install the technology that will allow the hard shoulder on parts of the motorway network around Birmingham to be opened to traffic during busy periods has been awarded to Carillion [This information is held on an external site]

8 July 2008 Gallagher review calls for Biofuels use to slow down Links to another website.
The Renewable Fuels Agency's Gallagher review into the indirect effects of biofuels is released today (7 July). [This information is held on an external site]