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Portal

Welcome to the VCA 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 portal account for the first time
Login to the portal to review the status of an existing application
Login to the portal to submit a new application for:
– GB, UKNI, or UNECE Type Approval(s) and/or Provisional Type Approval(s)
– AES/BES Assessment
– Facilities Appraisals
Use portal sign-in to:
Submit a new application for:
– GB, UKNI, or UNECE Type Approval(s) and/or Provisional Type Approval(s)
– AES/BES Assessments
– Facilities Appraisals.
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 portal account for your organisation for the first time (registration is required for each invoicing account)
If 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 8 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 – AES BES Application Enhancements – Demonstration video (July 2025)
VCA Portal – Adding Additional Order Items to an In Progress Order – Demonstration video (July 2025)
VCA Portal Latest Development – Demonstration video (April 2025)
Type Approval Information

Further information about Type Approval

GB Type Approval Information

Further information about GB Type Approval

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

Video Guides:
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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