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Trailer “Consent to Supply” - New requirements

16 Dec 2022

From 1 January 2023, the types of approval needed to obtain a consent to supply a trailer into service will change.

What has changed

To obtain a consent to be supplied in Great Britain, a trailer with a date of manufacture from 1 January 2023 will require either:

•            a GB approval

•            a Provisional GB approval

How to apply

You can apply for permission to supply a large goods vehicle trailer for use on the road on GOV.UK. The application form has been updated and we will not accept older versions of this document.

We have also updated the guidance on how to fill in the application for permission to supply a large goods vehicle trailer for use on the road.

Further information:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/permission-to-supply-a-large-goods-trailer-for-use-on-the-road