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What to do when selling a vehicle: your vehicle log book (V5C), submitting the right information to DVLA, private (personalised) registration numbers.
Report a manufacturer or a dealer for making or selling new vehicles, vehicle parts and vehicle accessories with safety problems.
Type approval, individual (IVA), motorcycle single vehicle approval, voluntary approval, certificate of initial fitness, accessibility approval, fees, forms, replacement certificates
You must apply for vehicle approval if you have: built a vehicle rebuilt a…
You do not need vehicle approval for: heavy goods vehicles (more than…
You can use the individual vehicle approval (IVA) scheme if you’re making…
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) published a series of…
You need an individual vehicle approval (IVA) application form to apply…
Voluntary individual vehicle approval (IVA) is similar to Statutory IVA…
Your motorcycle, 3-wheeled or light 4-wheeled vehicle must have a…
Who can use the scheme If you use a vehicle with more than 8 passenger…
Some buses and coaches must have accessibility features for wheelchair…
You have to pay a fee for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)…
You can apply for a replacement approval certificate. Submit your…
Check registration, MOT, tax, vehicle identification number and other details to help make sure a used car is not stolen or unsafe
Find out how to use a margin scheme to account for VAT if you buy or sell second-hand vehicles (VAT Notice 718/1).
Find out about the calculation of the company car benefit charge.
How to account for VAT on vehicles and fuel you use for your business.
You can claim a relief to pay less Customs Duty and VAT if you re-import goods to the UK.
Check if you can use the Personal Export Scheme and the conditions that apply if you're a buyer or a seller of vehicles.
Buy a private (personalised) number plate, assign it or transfer it to a vehicle - renew or update your entitlement certificate.
How the Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) system works and how vehicle operators should use it.
Find out which locations are using the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.
Register your vehicle as off the road - you will not need to pay vehicle tax until you put it on the road again
How changes to goods vehicles before they're registered will be approved by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.
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
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
Tell DVLA you've sold your vehicle or transferred it to a new registered keeper (owner), or that you've bought a vehicle
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.
Application form and information on registering a vehicle under its original registration number.
Taking your car out of the UK - when VAT is not payable on a car you're exporting, procedures, registration and vehicle tax.
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