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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

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

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…

Check and report if a vehicle has up-to-date vehicle tax or is 'off road' (SORN)

Tell DVLA you've sold your vehicle or transferred it to a new registered keeper (owner), or that you've bought a vehicle

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.

• Updated: 23 April 2021

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

Buy a vehicle - how to check you’re not buying a stolen vehicle. Registering, taxing and insuring your vehicle.