VED

1) Vehicle excise duty. Payable for all motor vehicles kept on roads (unless exemption certificate applied for) in accordance with duty rates based on vehicle type/number of axles, etc.

VDRS

1) Vehicle defect rectification scheme. Operated by police when vehicle (car/light van only) found on road with defects that it is in the owner's best interest to have repaired. Defects form is issued and repairs must be carried out and certified on back of form by MOT test garage.

VCA

1) (1) Value chain analysis. Yet more distribution industry jargon. (2) Vehicle Certification Agency. Vehicle and Component Approvals Division department within Vehicle Inspectorate which deals with Type Approval. See Vehicle Certification Agency.

VBG

1) Swedish manufacturer of vehicle towing equipment (drawbars, etc).

VASCAR

1) Visual average speed computer and recorder. Machine fitted to police vehicles and used to trap speeding drivers (ie by recording the average speed over a measured distance).

VAN

1) (1) Value added network. Term used in computer technology. (2) Van - Goods vehicle with enclosed body, usually falling within small and medium weight categories.