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Reviews how car ownership is changing and looks at how people buy and part with cars.
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…
This measure is about bringing Employee Car Ownership Schemes within the scope the benefit in kind rules as company cars from 6 October 2026.
This measure is about bringing Employee Car Ownership Schemes (ECOS) within the scope of the benefit in kind rules as company cars from 6 April 2030, with transitional arrangements.
Updating the national car ownership model to a 2011 base year, from the previous base year of 2001, incorporating more recent National Travel Survey data.
Data on vehicle availability, income, ethnic group, household type and mobility status, produced by Department for Transport.
Application form UT1 for upgrading of title.
Your farm vehicle must have the right approval to be registered with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency - european community whole vehicle type approval, certificate of conformity, tractor cab certificate of approval
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