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Anonymously report an untaxed vehicle that you’ve seen.
Scrap your vehicle at an authorised treatment facility if it’s reached the end of its life and you want to dispose of it
Search for a personalised number plate registration and buy it from DVLA online or at auction
Find a business that sells number plates for your vehicle
Tell DVLA if your vehicle has been damaged, written off and then scrapped by your insurance company
Check registration, MOT, tax, vehicle identification number and other details to help make sure a used car is not stolen or unsafe
Check fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and vehicle tax bands by make model and registration
Types of vehicle that are free to tax (exempt), including vehicles used by disabled people, mobility scooters, and historic vehicles
What to do when selling a vehicle: your vehicle log book (V5C), submitting the right information to DVLA, private (personalised) registration numbers.
Get a replacement MOT certificate online if yours is lost or damaged - what you’ll need, other ways to apply, what it costs.
Contact the police to report a vehicle with no MOT - you need the vehicle's number plate, make, model and colour.
As an employer, if you provide company cars or fuel for your employees' private use, you'll need to work out the taxable value so you can report this to HMRC
Buy a private (personalised) number plate, assign it or transfer it to a vehicle - renew or update your entitlement certificate.
Updating your V5C registration certificate (log book) if you make changes to your vehicle.
Change the amount of vehicle tax you pay when you change your vehicle's engine size, fuel type, or if it becomes exempt from vehicle tax.
Use the online tool to find the tax rate for new unregistered cars
Application form to keep a vehicle registration number (personalised number plate) and put it on another vehicle.
How to register your vehicle and the cost: including new registrations, kit-built vehicles, repairs and restorations, and structural modifications.
When you need an MOT for your vehicle, what it costs, what happens if your vehicle fails, and how to get mistakes on the MOT certificate fixed.
How and when to make a SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification) to stop taxing and insuring your vehicle, including when the SORN is valid, penalties and rules for motor traders.
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