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You may not have to pay vehicle tax if you’re a driver with a disability
Request details about a vehicle's registered keeper: bulk data, anonymised data, mileage data requests, other information requests
Vehicle tax exemptions and MOT exemptions for vehicles built or first registered before 1984.
Find an authorised scrapyard where you can take your vehicle to be scrapped
Buy a vehicle - how to check you’re not buying a stolen vehicle. Registering, taxing and insuring your vehicle.
Application form (V890) to register your vehicle as being off the road, also called a SORN.
Use a V888 form to apply for information from DVLA's vehicle records.
You should use form V55/5 to register a used vehicle.
Check if you need to register a trailer to take it abroad, create an account to register your trailer, manage details of registered trailers.
Application form for vehicle tax (V10) and guidance on how to fill in the form.
Tell the police and your insurance company if your vehicle has been stolen straight away - telling DVLA, vehicle tax refunds and personalised registration numbers
Get a private number plate for your vehicle - buy a number plate, transfer a number plate
Taking your car out of the UK - when VAT is not payable on a car you're exporting, procedures, registration and vehicle tax.
Declare exemption from MOT.
To find out what information DVLA holds about you, and your vehicle, you can make a subject access request (SAR). The quickest way is to fill in the form and submit by email.
Sign in to use the Notification of Vehicle Arrivals (NOVA) service
Trade licence plates - who can use them, when they can be used and how to get a trade licence
Find out how much you have to pay and where you have to collect your vehicle from if it's been clamped or impounded
Check how to get an annual test (MOT) for a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or public service vehicle (PSV) - how to book the test, prepare the vehicle and documents and the test result.
Steps you must follow when importing vehicles into the UK, including making an import declaration, paying VAT and duty and telling HMRC using the NOVA service.
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