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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…
Taking your car out of the UK - when VAT is not payable on a car you're exporting, procedures, registration and vehicle tax.
You must tell DVLA if you’re taking your vehicle out of the UK, including…
What you need to do depends on whether you’re taking: your own vehicle…
If you buy a new or used vehicle to take out of the UK, you might not have…
Importing vehicles into the UK - register imported vehicles, GB conversion IVA scheme, type approval, vehicle excise duty and VAT
You must complete certain steps as soon as you bring a vehicle into the UK…
You have 14 days to tell HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) after you bring a…
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will tell you if you have to pay VAT or duty…
Get vehicle approval to show that your imported vehicle meets…
You must register any vehicle you bring into the UK permanently. You…
You must register a vehicle when you reimport it to the UK if it has been:…
You can usually use a vehicle with foreign number plates without…
You need to pay HMRC before you can register a vehicle if both of the…
If your vehicle has been damaged, rebuilt or modified in another country,…
Send test and certificate forms using the technical application submission (TAS) service, including first time tests, notifiable alterations and replacing plating or test documents
Log in to use the Notification of Vehicle Arrivals (NOVA) service
Apply for an Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) test for cars, goods vehicles, buses and coaches, and trailers on the technical application submission (TAS) service
Use form C179B to declare your vehicle to Customs and claim any relief from duty and VAT that may apply to private motor vehicles exported from the UK before.
Apply for temporary importation of a private motor vehicle using form C110.
You can use the V267 if you’re registering a new vehicle, including new imports for the first time in the UK.
For the import of passenger cars into the UK from other European countries.
Use the technical application submission (TAS) service to send Certificate of Initial Fitness (COIF), accessibility certificate and notifiable alterations forms
Apply to replace an Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) certificate if you've lost or destroyed the original.
Apply for a certificate of entitlement to relief from duty and VAT on the import or withdrawal of a motor vehicle if you are visiting forces.
For the import of vans and light goods vehicles (LGVs) into the UK from other European countries.
For the import of motorcycles into the United Kingdom from other European countries.
You can appeal an Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) inspection failure decision if you think it's wrong.
For the import of motorhomes into the United Kingdom from other European countries.
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