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Welcome to the VCA Europe S.r.l. Portal

Type Approval enquiries and applications for all schemes must now be made through our self-service portal. 

Essential maintenance and upgrades – Please note that the portal will be unavailable from 4:30pm (BST) until 5:30pm (BST) on Friday 18 July

Portal Webinars

We are delivering a series of webinars helping you to become as proficient as possible when using our portal. Starting in October 2025 the webinars will cover the following topics:

Use of Bulk Upload Templates for Type Approval Applications 

The AES/BES Application Process 

Managing your Applications, Supporting Files and Approval Packages

Account and User Management

And as the deadline for GB Provisional Approvals for M and N vehicle categories approaches in February 2026, we willl guide you through the application process for obtaining Full GB Scheme Type Approval. 

Running throughout the rest of 2025 and into 2026, to find out more and register for these sessions please visit our webinar page.

On this page you can:

Register your organisation for a VCA Europe S.r.l. portal account for the first time
Login to the VCA Europe S.r.l. portal to review the status of an existing application.​
Login to the VCA Europe S.r.l. portal to submit a new application for:
– EU Type Approval(s)
– UNECE Type Approval and/or Provisional Type Approval(s)
– AES/BES Assessments
– Facilities Appraisals.
Please note for all applications, registration is required if you have not used our portal service previously.

Please note:

From 1 September 2025, the Processing Fee charged for EU Approvals and Test Reports Only will be adjusted to EUR 320.

The CoP Price List has also been updated and will apply to all CoP applications submitted from the same date.

Use portal sign-in to:
Apply for AES/BES assessments and for EU Type Approval(s) and/or Provisional Type Approval(s)
Review the status of your organisation’s existing Type Approval and Provisional Type Approval application(s)
For further information:
VCA Portal – Demonstration video
Portal Sign-in
Use portal registration to:
Apply for a VCA Europe S.r.l. portal account for your organisation for the first time (registration is required for each invoicing account)
Login details are issued via email pending account registration approvaIf your supplied details are confirmed and accepted, you will receive an email notification to the supplied email address which applied for the account. This will provide an invite code for you to continue with your registration.

For further information:
Requesting and Creating a Portal Sign In – Demonstration video
Portal Registration
Using the VCA Portal – A quick guide (Last updated July 2025)
Registering for a VCA Portal Account – A quick guide (Last updated 22 July 2024)
VCA Portal Webinar FAQs (Last updated 27 February 2024)
For further information:
VCA Portal – Demonstration video
Requesting and Creating a Portal Sign In – Demonstration video
VCA Portal – Adding Additional Order Items to an In Progress Order – Demonstration video (July 2025)
VCA Portal – AES BES Application Enhancements – Demonstration video (July 2025)
VCA Portal Latest Development – Demonstration video (April 2025)

Do you have a question?

For questions concerning GB Type Approval and Provisional GB Type Approval please get in touch

Do you need support?

Using the VCA Portal – A quick guide

Registering for a VCA Portal Account – A quick guide

VCA Portal Webinar FAQs

Join a VCA Portal Webinar

For further information:
VCA Portal – Demonstration video
Requesting and Creating a Portal Sign In – Demonstration video

If you require support registering for an account or signing into the portal please contact us

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