Search all content

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.

• Get a duplicate log book (V5C)

  You need to get a log book (V5C) if the original has been lost, stolen,…

• If you cannot get a log book (V5C) online

  There are other ways to get a new log book (V5C) if: your name or address…

Update your vehicle log book (V5C) and send it to DVLA to change your address.

• Change your address

  You must update your vehicle log book (V5C) if you change your address.…

• Change your name and address at the same time

  You must update your vehicle log book (V5C) if you change your name or…

Renew or tax your vehicle for the first time using a reminder letter, your log book or the green 'new keeper' slip - and how to tax if you do not have any documents

Check a vehicle's details, tax and SORN status and expiry dates on the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Agency (DVLA) database - online and telephone enquiries

Set up, change or cancel your car tax Direct Debit, swap to another payment method, and what to do if you miss a Direct Debit payment

Find an earlier practical driving test, move it to a later date, or change the test centre you take it at.…

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

Update your vehicle log book (V5C) and send it to DVLA to change your name.

Paying the Dart Charge: costs, creating an account, paying a fine or Penalty Charge Notice (PCN), applying for a local resident discount.

What to do when selling a vehicle: your vehicle log book (V5C), submitting the right information to DVLA, private (personalised) registration numbers.

Apply for your first provisional driving licence from DVLA online to drive a car, motorbike or moped.

Change the amount of vehicle tax you pay when you change your vehicle's engine size, fuel type, or if it becomes exempt from vehicle tax.

Apply online to renew your 10-year driving licence, full or provisional - cost, payment methods, documents and information you need

Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief

Register your vehicle as off the road - you will not need to pay vehicle tax until you put it on the road again

Check if you need to register a trailer to take it abroad, create an account to register your trailer, manage details of registered trailers.

Check the MOT history of a vehicle from 2005 onwards, including if it passed or failed, its mileage and why it failed, download MOT test certificate

Change the address on your full or provisional driving licence for free - do it online or by post

Check and report if a vehicle has up-to-date vehicle tax or is 'off road' (SORN)