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    • Referral to ICA
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• Complaints and Appeals
• Conformity of Production (CoP)
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  • Guide to Control Plans
    • Relationship to Quality Certification
    • When are Control Plans Required?
    • What are Control Plans?
    • Preparation of Plans
    • Related Control Systems
    • Acceptance
    • Monitoring Activities
    • Appendix 1 – Some Helpful Headings for General Information
    • Appendix 2 – Example of a Control Plan
    • Appendix 3 – An Example of a Control Plan for Whole Vehicle (In Addition to Individual System Plans)
  • Introduction of Conformity of Production for the GB / UK(NI) Schemes
    • Phase One – The Declaration Letter
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  • What is CoP?
    • Conformity of Production Audit Procedures
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• Dangerous Goods
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    • Packaging Revalidation at 5 Years
    • Using UN Packaging
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  • Accessibility statement for the VCA New Car Fuel Consumption Website
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  • Car Fuel Data & CO2 Tools
  • Car fuel data, CO2 and vehicle tax tools Disclaimer
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Fuel Consumption Labelling
  • New Car Fuel Consumption
  • The Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP)
  • UK Enforcement and Research Activities
    • Enforcement on Advertising
  • VCA’s Point of Sale (POS) System
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    • Cars and Emissions
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    • Zero and Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs)
    • Tyre Labelling
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    • Fuel efficient driving tips
    • Cars and Fuel options
    • How to use the data
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    • New Car Fuel Consumption & Emission Figures – Frequently Asked Questions
    • Useful links
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• Legislation and Information Services
  • End of Series Derogation Applications
    • End of Series Derogation Category L – Additional Guidance
  • Information Notices on European and UK National Type Approval Legislation
  • Non-Road Mobile Machinery – Field Testing
  • VISTA and LegStat
    • License Agreement and Disclaimer
• Other Certification
  • Civil Traffic Enforcement in Wales
  • Guidance for Operators Requiring a Vehicle Special Order (VSO) for Longer Semi-Trailers (LST)
  • Vehicle Special Orders
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  • SVA Scheme for Malta
• Other work areas that are not managed by VCA
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• Vehicle Importing
  • Import a Van or other Light Goods Vehicle
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  • Importing a Vehicle – Commonly Used Terms
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• Vehicle Type Approval
  • Ambulances
  • European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA)
  • UK(NI) Type Approval Scheme – Frequently Asked Questions
  • GB Type Approval Scheme
    • Scope and Timings
    • Guide to Applicants
    • Approval Fees
    • GB Type Approval Scheme FAQs
    • GB Scheme Seminar
  • What is Vehicle Type Approval?
    • Type Approval Category Definitions
    • Type Approval for Motor Vehicles and Trailers (M, N & O Categories)
    • Type Approval for Motorcycles (L category)
    • Type Approval for Agricultural Vehicles (T, C, R & S categories)
    • Type Approval for Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM)
  • Individual Vehicle Approval without Inspection
  • Provisional GB Type Approval Scheme
    • Scope and Timings
    • Costs
    • Provisional approval for vehicles with special features
    • Transition to full GB type approval
    • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  • Type Approval and the Protocol on Northern Ireland
  • UK(NI) Type Approval Scheme
  • UNECE Type Approval
  • Technical Services
    • Designation of Technical Services for UNECE type approval testing
    • Designation of Technical Services for GB type approval
    • Designated Technical Services
    • Designation Fees payable

Glossary

• Certificate of Conformity or CoC
• Conformity of Production (COP) Statement
• Special-purpose Vehicle
• Multi-Stage Type Approval
• Completed Vehicle
• Incomplete Vehicle
• Type
• National Type Approval
• EC Type Approval
• Complete Vehicle