Using VOL could save you lots of time and effort, as managing your licence is important and whilst you don’t need to let us know about any significant changes to your business, if you’re asking for assistance it would help.

What VOL can do for you

Using VOL you can:

• add any new (to you) vehicles to your licence and remove those being replaced;
• add more vehicles to your licence; no charge if there is space for these to be added;
• read the ‘Being a Goods Vehicle Operator’ through the link – Being a goods vehicle operator;
• read about PSV (Public Service Vehicle) operator licences;
• read and / or possibly download Commercial vehicle safety and maintenance guides;
• obtain DVSA operator reports (so called traffic light score report – Your DVSA Operator Reports;
• read necessary information through news alerts by submitting an email address to Office of the Traffic Commissioner news alerts;
• add / remove a Director – this would need to be replicated on Companies House if you are a limited company;
• add an additional Safety Inspection; maintenance provider (you will also need a signed agreement – this would be kept on file).

Using VOL you can also, as major changes; there would usually be charges for these: 

• add or remove a transport manager; using the new on-line service (formally the TM1 form);
• increase the vehicle limit on your licence – you will need to provide financial information;
• change your licence type; to standard from restricted (or vice versa – rare), partnership / sole trader to a Limited Company (LTD) or Limited Partnership (LLP);
• change your operating centre; this will require an advert – HGV only.

VOL is straightforward and easy to use. It reduces the time required to progress most changes to licences. Changes to vehicles are effective immediately.

Guidance

Here’s where you can login to, or register for, VOL.

Here’s some guidance on making changes to your licence.