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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…
Tell DVLA you've sold your vehicle or transferred it to a new registered keeper (owner), or that you've bought a vehicle
You must make sure your car, motorcycle or other vehicle is safe to drive (‘roadworthy’) all year round.
Tables showing the rates for vehicle tax for different types of vehicle.
Applications for goods vehicle operator licences to, and decisions made by, the Traffic Commissioner.
Check fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and vehicle tax bands by make model and registration
Find out which motor vehicles you can and cannot claim a payment for using the scheme.
Updating your V5C registration certificate (log book) if you make changes to your vehicle.
Rights of way and right to roam - access rights of way, open access and permissive access land, use common lands, the Countryside Code, report problems.
Apply for a Motorcycle Single Vehicle Approval (MSVA) test for motorbikes, motorised tricycles or quadricycles, for example quad bikes.
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