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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…
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…
Search for a personalised number plate registration and buy it from DVLA online or at auction
Application form to keep a vehicle registration number (personalised number plate) and put it on another vehicle.
Registration plate (number plate) and vehicle identification number rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
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 a vehicle's details, tax and SORN status and expiry dates on the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Agency (DVLA) database - online and telephone enquiries
Submit HM Land Registry applications in the portal, reducing errors and requisitions.
Application for a vehicle registration certificate, also known as a log book (V5C).
Reasons why a tester can refuse to carry out a test.
Buy a private (personalised) number plate, assign it or transfer it to a vehicle - renew or update your entitlement certificate.
Guidance for childcare providers on when you must register with Ofsted or a childminder agency, when you cannot register, and when you do not have to.
Application form and information on registering a vehicle under its original registration number.
Updating your V5C registration certificate (log book) if you make changes to your vehicle
You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
How to register your medical devices with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for the markets in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Use this form to request to restore a trade mark within 6 months of the date that it was removed from the register.
This information leaflet gives an overview of registration numbers.
You should use form V55/4 to register a new vehicle.
An overview of Ofsted's registration process for adoption agencies, fostering agencies, children’s homes, residential family centres and residential holiday schemes for disabled children.
You should use form V55/5 to register a used vehicle.
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