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Check registration, MOT, tax, vehicle identification number and other details to help make sure a used car is not stolen or unsafe
Buy a vehicle - how to check you’re not buying a stolen vehicle. Registering, taxing and insuring your vehicle.
If you buy second-hand vehicles, find out how to use a margin scheme to account for VAT (VAT Notice 718/1).
How to account for VAT on vehicles and fuel you use for your business.
VAT for car dealers and members of the motor trade - how to reclaim VAT and what to charge when you sell a vehicle
Find out how to work out the value of a motor vehicle when calculating a payment using the second-hand motor vehicle payment scheme.
Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.
Taking your car out of the UK - when VAT is not payable on a car you're exporting, procedures, registration and vehicle tax.
How to apply to be an authorised treatment facility (ATF) for ELVs, comply with ELV regulations and meet recycling targets.
What to do when selling a vehicle: your vehicle log book (V5C), submitting the right information to DVLA, private (personalised) registration numbers.
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
Check the tariff classification for a four-wheeled vehicle with an electric motor powered by rechargeable batteries.
Find out how to use the second-hand motor vehicle payment scheme to make a claim on your VAT Return.
Check if you can use the Personal Export Scheme and the conditions that apply if you're a buyer or a seller of vehicles.
Buy a private (personalised) number plate, assign it or transfer it to a vehicle - renew or update your entitlement certificate.
Find out how to use a margin scheme to account for VAT if you buy or sell second-hand vehicles (VAT Notice 718/1).
Find out how to apply for VAT relief on adapted motor vehicles, if you’re eligible to buy these vehicles and the evidence you need to supply them.
Report a manufacturer or a dealer for making or selling new vehicles, vehicle parts and vehicle accessories with safety problems.
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