Vehicle registration

4. New registrations fee

You’ll have to pay a fee of £55 if you’re registering and taxing a vehicle for the first time with DVLA.

You can pay by cheque or postal order. You can’t send cash.

You don’t have to pay for some vehicles, including:

those first registered and licensed in the disabled exempt taxation class
historic vehicles previously registered with the old local authorities (late conversions)
vehicles previously registered in Northern Ireland
imported vehicles previously registered under the personal export scheme and new means of transport scheme
visiting forces vehicles
vehicles registered under the direct export scheme
vehicles registered for off-road use only
crown exempt vehicles

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