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Renew or tax your vehicle for the first time using a reminder letter, your log book or the green 'new keeper' slip - and how to tax if you do not have any documents
Check and report if a vehicle has up-to-date vehicle tax or is 'off road' (SORN)
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
Check the MOT history of a vehicle from 2005 onwards, including if it passed or failed, its mileage and why it failed, download MOT test certificate
Tell DVLA you've sold your vehicle or transferred it to a new registered keeper (owner), or that you've bought a vehicle
Find out the MOT test status of a vehicle - check the date of the MOT test and the expiry date of an MOT test pass.
We’re the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), holding more than 50 million driver records and more than 40 million vehicle records. We collect over £7 billion a year in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). DVLA is an executive agency, sponsored...
You can use this account to view your driving record, check details of vehicles and set up vehicle tax reminders with DVLA.
Get a replacement log book (V5C) if the original has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, or you have not received one for your new vehicle.
You must make sure your car, motorcycle or other vehicle is safe to drive (‘roadworthy’) all year round.
Update your vehicle log book (V5C) and send it to DVLA to change your address.
Type approval, individual (IVA), motorcycle single vehicle approval, voluntary approval, certificate of initial fitness, accessibility approval, fees, forms, replacement certificates
The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) is the designated UK national authority for approving new road vehicles, agricultural tractors, off-road vehicles and components. VCA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Transport .
Check registration, MOT, tax, vehicle identification number and other details to help make sure a used car is not stolen or unsafe
Explanations of the different terms you might see on your driving licence
What to do if your vehicle, vehicle part or accessory is recalled, has a registered fault and how to report serious safety defect you find
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
Tables showing the rates for vehicle tax for different types of vehicle.
Guidance for manufacturers and importers.
Guidance on the required standards for vehicle safety, construction and use.
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