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Guidance: How DVSA makes sure businesses make or sell safe vehicles or parts

Driver Vehicle Standards Agency

January 27
12:27 2023

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The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit inspects vehicles, trailers and equipment to make sure they meet safety and environmental standards.

The policy sets out what action DVSA will take when dealing with most offences that they find when they carry out an investigation.

It sets out:

  • the Vehicle Market Surveillance Units objectives and principles
  • how DVSA conducts investigations
  • what DVSA can do when it finds unsafe vehicles or components
Published 7 October 2021
Last updated 27 January 2023 +show all updates
  1. Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit: offences and fines - updated link to The Motor Vehicle Tyres (Labelling) (Enforcement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.

  2. Updated Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit: offences and fines. Added information about offences for breaches of type approval regulation for:- Agricultural and forestry vehicles- Motorcycles

  3. First published.

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