Regulator profile
DVSA
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Enforcement Regulator2 areas of regulation · 31 laws enforced · Great Britain
What DVSA does
Regulates drivers, vehicles, and operators in UK road transport. Issues operator licences for goods vehicles (HGVs) and PSVs. Enforces roadworthiness and driver standards.
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Types of regulation
Operator Licensing
Vehicle Standards
Legal framework
Legislation that DVSA directly enforces.
Primary legislation
- Transport Act 1968 Act 1968
- Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981 Act 1981
- Road Traffic Act 1988 Act 1988
- Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 Act 1988
- Road Traffic Act 1991 Act 1991
- Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995 Act 1995
- Road Traffic (Vehicle Testing) Act 1999 Act 1999
- Road Safety Act 2006 Act 2006
- DISEPA 2009 Act 2009
- HGV Road User Levy Act 2013 Act 2013
- Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 Act 2018
Secondary legislation
- The Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) Regulations 1979 UK Statutory Instrument 1979
- Motor Vehicles (Tests) Regulations 1981 UK Statutory Instrument 1981
- Drivers' Hours (Goods Vehicles) (Exemptions) Regulations 1986 UK Statutory Instrument 1986
- Drivers' Hours (Goods Vehicles) (Modifications) Order 1986 UK Statutory Instrument 1986
- Drivers' Hours (Harmonisation with Community Rules) Regulations 1986 UK Statutory Instrument 1986
- Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 UK Statutory Instrument 1986
- Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Fees) Regulations 1995 UK Statutory Instrument 1995
- Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Regulations 1995 UK Statutory Instrument 1995
- The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations 1996 UK Statutory Instrument 1996
- Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) Regulations 1998 UK Statutory Instrument 1998
- ... and 10 more statutory instruments
Related legislation
Legislation connected to DVSA's remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.
Establishing / enabling
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Driving Standards Agency and Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (Merger) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2014
UK Statutory Instrument 2014
Coverage area
Great Britain
Covers England, Scotland, and Wales. Northern Ireland may have separate arrangements.