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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
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…
Your vehicle must meet the road vehicles regulations if you use it on 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…
The certificate of conformity ensures the free movement of goods and must be supplied to the buyer of a new vehicle when the vehicle is delivered.
Application form UT1 for upgrading of title.
Form TR1 to transfer a property.
Form OS2: official search with priority by a purchaser against part of the land in a registered title or pending first registration application.
How to account for VAT on vehicles and fuel you use for your business.
Form OS1: official search with priority by a purchaser against the whole of a registered title or pending first registration application.
You may be able to get provisional entitlement to higher category vehicles, and automatic entitlement to lower categories if you pass a higher category driving test.
How to apply for the class of title to a registered estate to be upgraded (practice guide 42).
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