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Application for a vehicle registration certificate, also known as a log book (V5C).
How to register your vehicle and the cost - new registrations, kit cars, rebuilds, radically altered vehicles, old and classic vehicles, vehicle identification numbers, Q plates
You have to register a car or any other vehicle as soon as you’ve: bought…
Register a new vehicle The dealer will usually register a brand new…
Your vehicle may not have been registered before with DVLA if it’s: brand…
You’ll have to pay a fee of £55 if you’re registering and taxing a vehicle…
Your vehicle must meet the road vehicles regulations if you use it on the…
Your vehicle must comply with the road vehicles regulations if you use it…
All vehicles registered in the UK must have a unique, stamped-in vehicle…
DVLA issues ‘Q’ registration numbers to vehicles whose age or identity is…
Get a replacement vehicle log book (V5C registration certificate) if the original has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, or you have not received one for your new vehicle.
You need to get a replacement V5C certificate (vehicle log book) if the…
There are other ways to get a new log book (V5C) if: your name or address…
Renew or get vehicle tax if you do not have your reminder letter (V11), email or text message - renew online or at the Post Office with your V5C.
Find the right phone number, email or postal address to contact DVLA about driving licences, vehicle tax, medical enquiries and vehicle registration
What you need to tell DVLA and how to deal with vehicle tax if someone who was a driver has died
Update your vehicle log book (V5C) and send it to DVLA to change your name.
Check a vehicle's details, tax and SORN status and expiry dates on the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Agency (DVLA) database - online and telephone enquiries
Change the amount of vehicle tax you pay when you change your vehicle's engine size, fuel type, or if it becomes exempt from vehicle tax.
Application form (V890) to register your vehicle as being off the road, also called a SORN.
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