DVSA sets out changes to heavy vehicle testing in early 2026
Photo: Wraxall 2013 MMB B9 by mattbuck (category), via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
DVSA's own blog confirmed ADAS visual checks, a new PSV door safety testing tool, email prohibition clearance notices and updated plating certificate arrangements affecting HGV and PSV operators from February 2026.
- Affected location
- See original notice
- Affected mode
- See original notice
- Notice issued
- 13 Feb 2026 · time not published by source
Verify before acting: operational disruption changes quickly. Always confirm the current position with the original source or your operator before making transport or booking decisions.
Disruption items come only from primary or official notices — port, terminal and airport operators, carriers, border authorities, police and local authorities, government bodies and verified operator updates. Rumours and unverified social posts are never used.
Source attribution
- Source organisation
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- Original date
- 13 Feb 2026
- Published by us
- 17 Sept 2026
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