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Registration plate (number plate) and vehicle identification number rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
How to register your vehicle and the cost: including new registrations, kit-built vehicles, repairs and restorations, and structural modifications.
You have to register a car or any other vehicle as soon as you’ve: bought…
Register a new vehicle The dealer will usually register a brand new…
Your vehicle may not have been registered before with DVLA if it’s: brand…
You’ll have to pay a fee of £55 if you’re registering and taxing a vehicle…
Repairs and restorations bring a vehicle back to the manufacturer’s…
Your vehicle must meet the road vehicles regulations if you use it on the…
If you modify a chassis, monocoque bodyshell or frame to change the…
Your vehicle must comply with the road vehicles regulations if you use it…
All vehicles registered in the UK must have a unique, stamped-in vehicle…
DVLA issues ‘Q’ registration numbers to vehicles whose age or identity is…
How to register your medical devices with the MHRA for the markets in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
How to register for VAT, change your details, cancel your registration, register for VAT in EU countries.
This information leaflet gives an overview of registration numbers.
All private sector businesses that want to do building control work in England and Wales under the Building Act 1984 (as amended) must apply to register with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
Find out how to register a birth - who can register, birth certificates
Find out how to get on the electoral register so you can vote, how to register to vote in more than one place, and how to opt out of the 'open register'.
Buy a private (personalised) number plate, assign it or transfer it to a vehicle - renew or update your entitlement certificate.
How to register with the environmental regulator if your organisation is obligated under extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging, deadlines for registration and registration fees.
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