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To drive a road legal quad bike you must have it approved, registered, taxed and given an MOT if needed
You should use form V55/4 to register a new vehicle.
Send test and certificate forms using the technical application submission (TAS) service, including first time tests, notifiable alterations and replacing plating or test documents
Type approval, individual (IVA), motorcycle single vehicle approval, voluntary approval, certificate of initial fitness, accessibility approval, fees, forms, replacement certificates
Tax your vehicle up to 2 months in advance if it's due to run out while you're away from home
Log in to use the Notification of Vehicle Arrivals (NOVA) service
Find a test centre and book an MOT (annual test) for a heavy goods vehicle (HGV), public service vehicle (PSV) or trailer in England, Scotland and Wales
Change your vehicle's tax class using a V70 form.
Apply to get replacement heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or trailer plating certificates or ministry plates if the originals have been lost or damaged.
Apply for an Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) test for cars, goods vehicles, buses and coaches, and trailers on the technical application submission (TAS) service
Vehicle registration schemes for the motor trade - non-secure, secure and Register a Vehicle (RaV) service - how they work, who can use them and how to apply
Check if you need to register a trailer to take it abroad, create an account to register your trailer, manage details of registered trailers.
What to do if your vehicle, vehicle part or accessory is recalled, has a registered fault and how to report serious safety defect you find
To find out what information DVLA holds about you, and your vehicle, you can make a subject access request (SAR). The quickest way is to fill in the form and submit by email.
Find a course so you can qualify as either an MOT tester or an MOT manager
Report you’ve changed a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or trailer chassis, weight, tyres or brakes (a ‘notifiable alteration’) or change the weight you can carry.
Vehicles which must have the annual test - buses, coaches, lorries and trailers, booking and fees.
Apply to set up or change an MOT test station, including becoming an authorised examiner (the person or business that runs it).
You can appeal an MOT test result if you think it's wrong, for example, if the vehicle failed its MOT and you think it should have passed.
Becoming an MOT tester - eligibility, qualifications, training courses, annual training and assessment
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