Build or adapt a vehicle

Vehicle approval, registering a vehicle, manufacturing regulations

Getting a vehicle approved

• Vehicle approval
• Apply for Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA)
• Apply for a vehicle test or certificate for a lorry or trailer
• Apply for a vehicle test or certificate for a coach or bus
• Modify goods vehicles before they're registered

Registering a vehicle

• Vehicle registration
• Vehicle registration schemes for the motor trade
• Get a vehicle log book (V5C)
• Private (personalised) number plates
• Displaying number plates
• Trade licence plates

Taking your car off the road (SORN)

• When you need to make a SORN
• Register your vehicle as off the road (SORN)

Changing your vehicle tax details

• Change your vehicle's tax class
• Vehicle tax rates
• Cancel your vehicle tax and get a refund

Rules for different vehicles

• Electric bikes: licensing, tax and insurance
• Quad bikes: the rules
• Tinted vehicle windows: the law

Emissions

• Emissions testing
• Fuel consumption and emissions for vans
• Car fuel and CO2 emissions data