Specialist Load Requirements

Advice and guidance on specialist load requirements, including abnormal and dangerous goods and livestock.

Moving Abnormal Loads on the Roads Links to another website.
The "Electronic Service Delivery for Abnormal Loads Project" is a one-stop web-based portal for assisted route planning and automated notification of abnormal load movements. [This information is held on a external site.]

Dangerous Goods
Information and guidance on the safe carriage and handling of dangerous goods.

Livestock
Information and guidance on the carriage of livestock.

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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]

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17 July 2008 Revised implementation dates for EU directive 2000/56/EC regarding minimum test vehicle requirements Links to another website.
On 27th June EU officials agreed that Member States could delay until 30 September 2013 the use of heavier vehicles/vehicle-trailer combinations for driving tests [This information is held on an external site]