Journeys
Step-by-step business journeys
Follow our guided journeys to help you through major business milestones and changes.
Start a business 2
Planning and launching a new business venture
Start a transport and logistics business
Launch a transport or haulage business with the right operator licence
Start journey →Set up an air transport business
Learning path for new air transport operators — passenger airlines, cargo carriers and spaceflight operators. Work out which rules apply, put a safe operation and your employment duties in place, get your aviation and spaceflight licences and certificates, and verify everything with a compliance checklist.
Start journey →Comply with regulations 6
Meeting legal, safety, environmental, and sector-specific requirements
Growing your goods vehicle fleet
What changes when you grow your goods vehicle fleet, from O-licence variations to OCRS scrutiny
Start journey →Goods vehicle compliance quick check
Quick compliance check across all goods vehicle operator obligations
Start journey →Responding to DVSA enforcement or Traffic Commissioner action
What to do if your transport business faces DVSA enforcement action or a Traffic Commissioner public inquiry. Covers understanding your OCRS score, preparing for a public inquiry, fixing vehicle maintenance and drivers' hours gaps, and demonstrating compliance improvement.
Start journey →Meet the smart tachograph 2 retrofit deadline
Work out which of your vehicles need a smart tachograph 2 before the 1 July 2026 international deadline, book your retrofit, and keep driver cards, downloads and records in order.
Start journey →Getting started with international road haulage
Upgrade your domestic haulage operation for international road freight
Start journey →What to do when stopped by DVSA at the roadside
How to handle a DVSA roadside inspection, what examiners check, your rights during the stop, prohibition powers, and what to do afterwards to address any issues raised.
Start journey →General journeys 4
Journeys that span multiple business goals.
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