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Buy a vehicle - how to check you’re not buying a stolen vehicle. Registering, taxing and insuring your vehicle.
Check registration, MOT, tax, vehicle identification number and other details to help make sure a used car is not stolen or unsafe
Checks you should carry out every time you tow a trailer, caravan or horsebox with a car, to make sure you're towing safely and legally.
Find out how to work out the value of a motor vehicle when calculating a payment using the second-hand motor vehicle payment scheme.
If you buy second-hand vehicles, find out how to use a margin scheme to account for VAT (VAT Notice 718/1).
How to account for VAT on vehicles and fuel you use for your business.
You must make sure your car, motorcycle or other vehicle is safe to drive (‘roadworthy’) all year round.
Check if you can supervise friends or family learning to drive a car, what the rules are, how to prepare the car, and how to plan your practice sessions.
Things to consider when buying and using products.
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
Type approval, individual (IVA), motorcycle single vehicle approval, voluntary approval, certificate of initial fitness, accessibility approval, fees, forms, replacement certificates
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
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
If you’re travelling abroad, it's important to take out appropriate travel insurance before you go.
Check fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and vehicle tax bands by make model and registration
Practical advice to consider when purchasing a property or timeshare overseas.
If you buy or sell second-hand vehicles, find out how other products and circumstances affect the scheme and how you account for VAT. (VAT Notice 718)
Find out about the help you can get to run your business safely and efficiently if you've been a vehicle operator for less than 6 months.
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