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Get a replacement vehicle log book (V5C) if yours is lost, stolen, damaged, not received for a new vehicle or if you need to update details.
You need to get a replacement V5C certificate (vehicle log book) if: the…
Apply by post if you: need to change the vehicle details on your V5C did…
Find the right phone number, email or postal address to contact DVLA about driving licences, vehicle tax, medical enquiries and vehicle registration
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
Buy a private (personalised) number plate, assign it or transfer it to a vehicle - renew or update your entitlement certificate.
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
Application form to keep a vehicle registration number (personalised number plate) and put it on another vehicle.
Get a private number plate for your vehicle - buy a number plate, transfer a number plate
How to display number or licence plates, get plates made up, replace lost, damaged or stolen plates, and the national letters, flags and symbols you can display.
Trade licence plates - who can use them, when they can be used and how to get a trade licence
Check if you need to register a trailer to take it abroad, create an account to register your trailer, manage details of registered trailers.
Vehicle registration schemes for the motor trade - non-secure, secure and Register a Vehicle (RaV) service - how they work, who can use them and how to apply
Application form and information on registering a vehicle under its original registration number.
Use the V55/MV form to register a mobility vehicle and read the INF304 ‘Registering a mobility vehicle’ information leaflet.
Apply to get a first ministry plate and plating certificate for a new heavy goods vehicle (HGV) so you can book its first MOT.
Record a public service vehicle's details with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) so you get the right documents and can book an annual test (MOT).
This form is for any business that sells number plates.
Get a 'certificate of keeper' for your abnormal load trailer if you want to use it outside the UK, or replace a lost certificate.
Use this form to apply for an ICMV.
This information leaflet gives an overview of registration numbers.
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