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Members Meeting 25/03/2013 - UPDATE

Members Mid-Year Meeting on 25th March 2013 at The Pirelli Stadium, Burton Upon Trent

Boat Trailer Type Approval

VCA clarifies the requirements for Special Purpose Vehicles and whether boat trailers are classified as SPV or not.

Calendar of Events

Upcoming Events for NTTA Members

Improved Buyers' Guide

The NTTA Website Buyers’ Guide now features Post Code searching.

New Tyre Labelling Regulations

New tyre labelling regulations come in to force on 1st November 2012

Assembly of flat pack trailers

Assembly of flat pack trailers once the new Type Approval regulations come into force.

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