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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…
Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.
What you can do if your goods or vehicle are seized by Border Force or HM Revenue and Customs - get your things back or disagree with a customs seizure
Customs will destroy or sell anything it seizes from you for breaking the…
You can ask for your things back (make a ‘restoration request’) even if…
Send a ‘notice of claim’ if you think it was illegal for customs to seize…
Scrap your vehicle at an authorised treatment facility if it’s reached the end of its life and you want to dispose of it
What to do if your vehicle, vehicle part or accessory is recalled, has a registered fault and how to report serious safety defect you find
This guide covers the process to restore a company name to the Register of Companies.
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.
Find out what to do if you have something seized (Notice 12A).
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