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Apply for Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA): cars

Apply for Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) if you’re making or importing a single car or a very small number of cars.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

IVA application form: passenger cars

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Guidance on filling in the IVA application form

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Details

Use this form to apply for IVA for cars and passenger vehicles with no more than 8 seats (in addition to the driver’s).

  1. Download and fill in the application form.

  2. Save the application form on your computer.

  3. Send the application form to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) using the service to apply for IVA.

  4. Pay the application fee by credit or debit card (DVSA will tell you how to do this after you’ve applied), or using a pre-funded account.

Your application can be delayed if you do not fill in the application form correctly.

Published 5 June 2013
Last updated 1 December 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated the form and guidance notes as the number of times you can change the nominated vehicle for an IVA appointment has been reduced from 3 to 2.

  2. Updated to include the latest version of the IVA 1C guidance.

  3. Updated to include the latest version of the IVA 1C application form.

  4. Updated to include the latest versions of the forms and guidance.

  5. Updated to latest version of guidance notes and application form. Updated section 9 examination requirements.

  6. Updated to latest version of IVA 1C form.

  7. Uploaded latest version of IVA 1C form and guidance

  8. Updated to latest version of guidance notes.

  9. Updated to latest version of application form. Update includes information that you should arrive at least 20 minutes before your appointment time.

  10. Updated to latest version of forms.

  11. Updated to the latest version of the form.

  12. Added information on coronavirus and IVA tests and what to do if you want to apply for a priority test. Updated to include the latest version of guidance notes and application form. Updated section 10 on the guidance notes to the latest cancellation and amendment policy. Updated pop-up on section 10 of the application form to include the latest cancellation and amendment policy.

  13. Attached new application form and guidance notes.

  14. Updated the guidance notes for completing the IVA application form for cars.

  15. Updated the form with the latest version.

  16. Updated the application form and guidance notes with the latest versions.

  17. Updated form and guidance notes for Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) for passenger cars.

  18. Updated form and guidance notes for Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) for passenger cars.

  19. Updated form and guidance notes for Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) for passenger cars.

  20. Updated form and guidance notes.

  21. Updated application form and guidance notes for applying for Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) for passenger cars.

  22. A new interactive version of the form has now been published.

  23. First published.