Run international bus or coach services and tours
What UK bus and coach operators need to do to provide services, tours, holidays and trips into Europe and other countries.
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You can run 3 main types of international bus or coach services:
a regular service - this follows a timetable and picks up and drops passengers at fixed points on a specified route
a special regular service - this is a regular service that only carries specified types of passengers (for example, taking workers between home and work)
an occasional service - this covers all types of journeys not counted as a regular or special regular service (for example, one-off tourist trips)
Carry out international road haulage
What UK goods vehicle operators need to do to carry out international road haulage.
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You must test negative for coronavirus (COVID-19) before you cross the border into certain countries.
If you arrive in England from abroad, you need to take a COVID-19 test if you are staying for more than 2 days.
To transport goods internationally by road, you need either a:
EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway:
commercial trailers weighing over 750kg
non-commercial trailers weighing over 3,500kg
Abnormal load trailers
You need a keeper’s certificate for an abnormal load trailer to use it abroad. Keep the certificate in the vehicle to show at border crossings.