Seven different regulators are watching your motor trade business. None of them talks to the others. All of them expect you to keep their rules.
The FCA on finance and add-on insurance. The DVSA on MOT and the workshop. The DVLA on V5Cs and plates. The ICO on customer data. The Environment Agency on waste and ELVs. Trading Standards on the sale, the description and the mileage. HMRC on the books.
This is the broker’s-eye compliance map of all seven — what each regulates, where the recent enforcement pressure is, and what good looks like in 2026.
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The dealer principal or managing director — who signs the FCA Consumer Duty board report, manages the relationship with the Principal firm (if AR), and is personally on the hook if the regulator turns up. This guide is the strategic map.
The compliance lead or office manager — running the day-to-day: GDPR record-keeping, MOT calibration scheduling, FCA disclosures, waste carrier renewals, ICO registration. This guide is the operational checklist.
The body shop or scrap operator — handling ELVs, salvage, write-offs and parts. Where the Environment Agency, the local authority and HMRC all converge on the same transaction.
[Testimonial slot 1 — dealer principal, on using the regulator map to identify gaps before an FCA supervisory visit. Target 40–60 words.]
[Testimonial slot 2 — MOT station authorised examiner, on the DVSA chapter as a refresher for new NTs. Target 40–60 words.]
[Testimonial slot 3 — body shop / recovery operator, on discovering a waste carrier registration gap before an enforcement issue arose. Target 40–60 words.]
One document. Seven regulators. A clearer compliance picture before your next staff meeting.
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