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Buy a vehicle - how to check you’re not buying a stolen vehicle. Registering, taxing and insuring your vehicle.
What to do when selling a vehicle: your vehicle log book (V5C), submitting the right information to DVLA, private (personalised) registration numbers.
How to apply for funding for plug-in vehicles as a car manufacturer or dealership.
VAT for car dealers and members of the motor trade - how to reclaim VAT and what to charge when you sell a vehicle
Report a manufacturer or a dealer for making or selling new vehicles, vehicle parts and vehicle accessories with safety problems.
Find out how to use a margin scheme to account for VAT if you buy or sell second-hand vehicles (VAT Notice 718/1).
When you can store end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) at a motor manufacturer’s dealership.
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
Trade licence plates - who can use them, when they can be used and how to get a trade licence
Find out about using the VAT margin scheme if you're a dealer who sells second-hand motor vehicles in Northern Ireland that have come from Great Britain.
Find out if you’re a high value dealer and need to register with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
You must get a scrap metal dealer licence from the council if you buy, sell or store scrap metal
Find out how to submit your returns as a registered dealer in controlled oils (RDCO).
VAT for motor dealers and members of the motor trade - work out what VAT to charge when you sell a vehicle.
Check which electric (plug-in) and hybrid vans, trucks and motorbikes are available for a grant.
The certificate of conformity ensures the free movement of goods and must be supplied to the buyer of a new vehicle when the vehicle is delivered.
Find out how to apply for VAT relief on adapted motor vehicles, if you’re eligible to buy these vehicles and the evidence you need to supply them.
Tell DVLA you've sold your vehicle or transferred it to a new registered keeper (owner), or that you've bought a vehicle
Buy a private (personalised) number plate, assign it or transfer it to a vehicle - renew or update your entitlement certificate.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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