Get a vehicle log book (V5C)
If you cannot get a log book (V5C) online
There are other ways to get a new log book (V5C) if:
You should apply by post if you need to change the vehicle details.
You’ll usually receive your V5C after 4 weeks if you apply by post.
Contact DVLA if you have not received your V5C and it’s been 4 weeks since you applied.
If you have not received your V5C after 6 weeks and you have not notified DVLA, you’ll have to pay £25 to get a replacement.
Apply by post for a replacement V5C
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Download and fill in an application for a V5C (form V62).
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Send it to DVLA with a cheque or postal order for £25 made payable to ‘DVLA, Swansea’.
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If you did not get a V5C for your new vehicle
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Download and fill in an application for a V5C (form V62).
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Send it to DVLA with the green ‘new keeper’ slip given to you by the seller.
The new keeper slip needs to be from the most recent V5C. Check that the date on the slip matches the last V5C issue date on the vehicle enquiry service if you’re not sure.
If you do not send in the new keeper slip from the most recent V5C, you’ll have to pay £25. Include a cheque or postal order made payable to ‘DVLA, Swansea’.
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Swansea
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If you do not have a V5C and you took your vehicle out of the UK
Contact the driving authority of the country you took the vehicle to. They’ll tell you how to register the vehicle without a V5C.
Send a letter to DVLA to tell them you took the vehicle out of the country. Include:
- your name and address
- the date you took the vehicle out of the country
- where DVLA can send the vehicle tax refund if you’re entitled to one
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If you also need to tax your vehicle
You may be able to tax your vehicle at a Post Office and apply for a new V5C at the same time.
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Complete an application for a V5C (form V62).
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Take the completed form along with £25 to a branch that deals with vehicle tax.
Check if the Post Office branch offers this service before you travel.