Guidance

Running a fleet of vans

How to keep your company’s fleet of vans and safe to drive and cost-effective.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
• Published: 1 December 2015
• Last updated: 15 May 2025
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  1. 15 May 2025

     EU rules for drivers' hours have been replaced with assimilated rules for drivers' hours.

  2. 21 May 2022

     You now need a standard international goods vehicle operator licence to use a van or car and trailer to transport goods for hire or reward in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

  3. 27 August 2021

     Added information about new rules for using vans to transport goods to or through Europe from 2022, and a link to more information.

  4. 1 December 2015

     First published.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Running a fleet of vans

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This guide gives advice for businesses that operate a fleet of vans on how to keep them safe to drive and cost-effective.