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Who can sign (countersign) passport photos and application forms and what they need to do

• When you must get a signature and who can sign

  Some paper passport applications and photos must be signed by someone else…

• Accepted occupations for countersignatories

  Your countersignatory must either: work in (or be retired from) a…

Register your vehicle as off the road - you will not need to pay vehicle tax until you put it on the road again

Buy a private (personalised) number plate, assign it or transfer it to a vehicle - renew or update your entitlement certificate.

• Overview

  You can buy a private (personalised) registration for your vehicle’s…

• Buy a private number

  Buy from DVLA You can buy new numbers from DVLA Personalised…

• Assign a private number to a vehicle

  To assign a private (personalised) number to a vehicle, you need one of…

• Take a private number off a vehicle

  You can apply to take a private (personalised) number off a vehicle if you…

• Renew or replace your private number

  You must renew your right to use your private (personalised) number every…

• Sell or give a private number to someone else

  You can sell or give a private (personalised) number to someone. The…

• Change your name or address

  If your private (personalised) number is already assigned to a vehicle you…

• Give up your right to use a private number

  You might get a refund of £80 if you have the right to use a private…

• If the person with the right to use the private number dies

  If someone has died and left you a personalised number in their will, or…

Get a passport for your child or baby - renewals and first child passports, application form, supporting paperwork, eligibility, costs

Protect your brand by registering it as a trade mark - how to apply, fees, responding to objections to your trade mark, using the ® symbol

It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their sex, religion, disability or certain other personal characteristics ('protected characteristics')

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

Use the AP1 form to change the register for a property including changing your name.

Tell the police and your insurance company if your vehicle has been stolen straight away - telling DVLA, vehicle tax refunds and personalised registration numbers

Details of the medals awarded to serving members of the armed forces, veterans and MOD employees; and who can receive them.

• Updated: 20 October 2023

This guide has been provided to reduce the burden when preparing responses to Post Inspection Letters.

• Updated: 8 January 2021

How to get an ENG1 or ML5 medical certificate.

• Updated: 28 March 2024

Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.

• Updated: 20 September 2022

Who can use the Driver and Vehicle Standards (DVSA) earned recognition logo, where it can be used, and how it must look.

• Updated: 22 January 2021

Check what security features you’ll need put on tobacco product packaging.

• Updated: 31 December 2020

Support if you’ve been flooded: how to clear up, dispose of contaminated items and sandbags, repair your property.

What to do before you apply, and how to apply for a licence yourself or through your employer.

• Updated: 15 June 2023

Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.

• Updated: 4 October 2021

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

How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.

• Updated: 21 October 2014