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Vehicle tax exemptions and MOT exemptions for vehicles built or first registered before 1984.
The date your vehicle was built or first registered affects whether you…
You can apply to stop paying for vehicle tax from 1 April 2025 if your…
Apply at a Post Office that deals with vehicle tax. You need to take: the…
DVLA will send you a vehicle tax reminder letter before your tax is due to…
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…
If your car or other vehicle has seat belts you must use them, with only a few exceptions
Guidance for making changes to a vehicle and registering kit-built, kit-converted and reconstructed classic vehicles.
Criteria for vehicles to be exempt from needing an MOT test each year if they were first registered more than 40 years ago.
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