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Get a replacement log book (V5C) if the original has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, or you have not received one for your new vehicle.
You need to get a log book (V5C) if the original has been lost, stolen,…
There are other ways to get a new log book (V5C) if: your name or address…
Renew or get vehicle tax if you do not have your reminder letter (V11), email or text message - renew online or at the Post Office with your V5C.
Application for a vehicle registration certificate, also known as a log book (V5C).
Update your vehicle log book (V5C) and send it to DVLA to change your address.
Updating your V5C registration certificate (log book) if you make changes to your vehicle
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
Update your vehicle log book (V5C) and send it to DVLA to change your name.
Register your vehicle as off the road - you will not need to pay vehicle tax until you put it on the road again
Tax your vehicle up to 2 months in advance if it's due to run out while you're away from home
Taking your car out of the UK - when VAT is not payable on a car you're exporting, procedures, registration and vehicle tax.
What to do when selling a vehicle: your vehicle log book (V5C), submitting the right information to DVLA, private (personalised) registration numbers.
What you need to tell DVLA and how to deal with vehicle tax if someone who was a driver has died
The latest updates on DVLA's services.
Update details in your (V5C) log book, get a personalised number plate or trade licence plate
Find out about the calculation of the company car benefit charge.
What you need to do before you can drive a car or ride a motorcycle - driving licence, registering your vehicle, insurance, vehicle tax, MOT
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.
You should use form V55/5 to register a used vehicle.
Tell the police and your insurance company if your vehicle has been stolen straight away - telling DVLA, vehicle tax refunds and personalised registration numbers
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