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Check and report if a vehicle has up-to-date vehicle tax or is 'off road' (SORN)
Check registration, MOT, tax, vehicle identification number and other details to help make sure a used car is not stolen or unsafe
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
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
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
Find out the MOT test status of a vehicle - check the date of the MOT test and the expiry date of an MOT test pass.
Tell DVLA you've sold your vehicle or transferred it to a new registered keeper (owner), or that you've bought a vehicle
Buy a vehicle - how to check you’re not buying a stolen vehicle. Registering, taxing and insuring your vehicle.
Tell HMRC about changes to your PAYE company car or fuel benefit details
Check fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and vehicle tax bands by make model and registration
If you provide company cars to your employees, use form P46 (Car) to tell HMRC
Find out about the calculation of the company car benefit charge.
Towing trailers, caravans and horseboxes with a car, including the weight and size limits, and what licence you need to have
Find out about more information for the use of pooled cars or vans.
You must make sure your car, motorcycle or other vehicle is safe to drive (‘roadworthy’) all year round.
What to do when selling a vehicle: your vehicle log book (V5C), submitting the right information to DVLA, private (personalised) registration numbers.
You can use this account to view your driving record, check details of vehicles and set up vehicle tax reminders with DVLA.
Taking your car out of the UK - when VAT is not payable on a car you're exporting, procedures, registration and vehicle tax.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing company cars, including fuel
Find out about the private use of company cars and vans and when a benefit charge is incurred.
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