HGV / PSV operator's licence

Newspaper advert generator

Every operator's licence application must be advertised in a local newspaper, in exact statutory wording. Fill in the boxes and we produce the wording for you, word for word.

Why this matters: paraphrasing or shortening the official wording is the single most common reason an advert (and the application with it) gets rejected, costing roughly £500 to re-advertise and weeks of delay. This keeps the wording exact.

Operator name - the legal entity; for a company it must match Companies House exactly

Trading name - optional, leave blank if none

Full correspondence address - the applicant's address, not the operating centre

Your advert - copy this exactly

Before you place it

Timing: it must appear in the paper within the window from 21 days before to 21 days after you submit your application to DVSA.
Which paper: a local newspaper covering the area of each operating centre. If your centres are in different areas, you may need an advert in a paper for each area.
Keep the proof: save a clear photo or scan of the printed page showing the newspaper's name and the publication date - you upload this with your application.
Do not change the wording: only the details in the boxes change. Altering the statutory text is the most common cause of rejection, which is exactly what this tool prevents.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. This is an independent tool provided by Domain Farm Ltd and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to GOV.UK, DVSA or the Office of the Traffic Commissioner. You can apply for an operator's licence yourself, free, on GOV.UK. This tool prepares wording from the details you enter; you place and submit the advert yourself. Always check your final wording against the current official template on GOV.UK before publishing.