Digital portal now live for Type Approval enquiries and applications for all schemes We are pleased to announce that the latest enhancements to our self-serve digital portal are now live. From the 5 February 2024 Type Approval enquiries and applications for all schemes must now be made through our new portal which can be accessed...

Over the coming months the VCA will be delivering a series of new Webinars for users of our digital portal.    We recognise that more of our services are now available through self-service, and we want to ensure you have the skills to navigate and submit orders on the portal.  In February all M&N type...

Non-Executive Director Appointments – Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) The Vehicle Certification Agency and the Department for Transport are pleased to announce the appointment of Jon Beasley and Darran Messem, who join the VCA as non-executive directors (NEDs). Jon is a business and engineering professional with approaching 40 years’ of Global automotive industry experience. He has...

Further information about our new digital self-serve portal for all type approval schemes We are working to make it quicker and easier for you to manage your Type Approval applications online and are delighted to share that our new digital self-serve portal for all schemes will be launching in early 2024. The following key changes...

Introduction of the full Great Britain (GB) Type Approval for incomplete vehicle types – Webinar registration now open. It has been brought to our attention that there is some uncertainty around the first, mandatory application of the GB type approval scheme for ‘Incomplete’ vehicle types. We are writing to you today to clarify the scheme...

UNECE, UKNI and EU Digital Applications – Webinar registration now open As many of you will know, we are currently transforming some of our processes to make it quicker and easier for you to manage your approval applications online. Many of you have already had experience of using our digital application portal to progress provisional...

The Vehicle Certification Agency launched a new application portal for everyone using the Provisional GB Scheme on 3 October 2022. * To support this, we shared four short webinars in October and November to walk through the new system and how applications should now be made. Slides and frequently asked questions (FAQs) Click here to...

VCA Digital Portal Launch – GB Provisional Applications We are embarking on a transformation to modernise the way we work and how we deliver services to our customers. In preparation for the expansion of the GB Provisional Scheme for NRMM Engines, Trailer and Component manufacturers, we are launching a new digital self-serve portal in early...