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How to register your vehicle and the cost: including new registrations, kit-built vehicles, repairs and restorations, and structural modifications.

• Overview

  You have to register a car or any other vehicle as soon as you’ve: bought…

• New and used vehicles

  Register a new vehicle The dealer will usually register a brand new…

• New registrations

  Your vehicle may not have been registered before with DVLA if it’s: brand…

• New registrations fee

  You’ll have to pay a fee of £55 if you’re registering and taxing a vehicle…

• Repairs and restorations

  Repairs and restorations bring a vehicle back to the manufacturer’s…

• Kit-built vehicles

  Your vehicle must meet the road vehicles regulations if you use it on the…

• Kit-converted vehicles

  Your vehicle must meet the road vehicles regulations if you use it on the…

• Structurally modified vehicles

  If you modify a chassis, monocoque bodyshell or frame to change the…

• Old vehicles

  Your vehicle must meet the road vehicles regulations if you use it on the…

• Reconstructed classic vehicles

  Your vehicle must comply with the road vehicles regulations if you use it…

• Vehicle identification number

  All vehicles registered in the UK must have a unique, stamped-in vehicle…

• 'Q' registration numbers

  DVLA issues ‘Q’ registration numbers to vehicles whose age or identity is…

Taking your car out of the UK - when VAT is not payable on a car you're exporting, procedures, registration and vehicle tax.

• For 12 months or more

  You must tell DVLA if you’re taking your vehicle out of the UK, including…

• For less than 12 months

  What you need to do depends on whether you’re taking: your own vehicle…

• Taxes if you buy a new vehicle to take abroad

  If you buy a new or used vehicle to take out of the UK, you might not have…

Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.

• Updated: 6 September 2019

Vehicle registration schemes for the motor trade - non-secure, secure and Register a Vehicle (RaV) service - how they work, who can use them and how to apply

The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) is the designated UK national authority for approving new road vehicles, agricultural tractors, off-road vehicles and components. VCA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Transport .

• Updated: 15 April 2021

You need the right licence to drive a tractor or specialist vehicle, there are also age limits and specific rules for driving tests

Type approval, individual (IVA), motorcycle single vehicle approval, voluntary approval, certificate of initial fitness, accessibility approval, fees, forms, replacement certificates

Information about becoming a goods vehicle operator, getting a goods vehicle licence and complying with regulations

Steps you must follow when importing vehicles into the UK, including making an import declaration, paying VAT and duty and telling HMRC using the NOVA service.

Scrap your vehicle at an authorised treatment facility if it’s reached the end of its life and you want to dispose of it