Vehicles

This section contains guidance and research into the required standards for vehicle registration, safety and efficiency. It includes advice on cleaner vehicles, information for motorists on lead replacement petrol and 'Powering Future Vehicles ', the Government's key strategy for promoting new vehicle technologies and fuels.

Related information on vehicle standards can also be found on the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency and Vehicle Certification Agency websites.

Roads Policing Operation V79

Roads Policing Operation V79-National Driver and Vehicle Compliance Check

EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval

EC Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) is based around EC Directives and provides for the approval of whole vehicles, in addition to vehicle systems and separate components.

MOT

MOT and other car ownership issues. Includes information on the MOT test certificate, including MOT test fees and current MOT standards.

External vehicle speed control

External vehicle speed control.

Control of body noise from commercial vehicles

Published:

22 April 2005

Vehicle standards: safety

Vehicle standards: safety.

Motorcycling

The Government's motorcycling strategy and other related information for riders and manufacturers.

Heavy vehicle wheel detachment report: Executive summary

TRL were commissioned to identify the current frequency of wheel detachment in the UK, gather parallel information from EU and survey heavy vehicle drivers, operators and manufacturers in relation to wheel detachment.

Published:

02 November 2006

Response to the Transport Committee's Report on the work of VOSA and VCA CM 6307 (79 kb)

The Transport Committee published its report on the work of the VOSA and VSA on 26 May 2004. This paper sets out the Government's response.

Published:

07 October 2004

Tackling unlicensed and abandoned vehicles

Published:

23 September 2004

Road vehicle - special types general order 2003: guidance for small businesses (83 kb)

Published:

15 August 2005