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Assessing corrosion and methods of repair for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
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…
Updating your V5C registration certificate (log book) if you make changes to your vehicle.
You must update the details on your registration certificate (V5C) to tell…
You must give DVLA evidence or written confirmation if you make any of the…
Fill in section 1 if you have a new style log book with multi-coloured…
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Structure and attachments (including exhaust system and bumpers), and body and interior (including doors and catches, seats and floor) rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.
Check the tariff classification for the tactical response robot.
Get help to classify various types of vehicles such as mobility scooters, dumpers and utility vehicles, all-terrain vehicles and e-bikes for import and export.
Complete a V627/1 form if you're notifying DVLA of a reconstructed classic, kit conversion, kit-built vehicle, like-for-like replacement chassis, monocoque bodyshell or frame (for motorcycles).
Report you’ve changed a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) or trailer chassis, weight, tyres or brakes (a ‘notifiable alteration’) or change the weight you can carry.
Southern Region Mrs J Coupe FRICS, Mr P Smith FRICS and Mr M Jenkinson corrected on 22 May 2023
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