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Check the MOT history of a vehicle from 2005 onwards, including if it passed or failed, its mileage and why it failed, download MOT test certificate
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 and report if a vehicle has up-to-date vehicle tax or is 'off road' (SORN)
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
Find out the MOT test status of a vehicle - check the date of the MOT test and the expiry date of an MOT test pass.
Tell DVLA you've sold your vehicle or transferred it to a new registered keeper (owner), or that you've bought a vehicle
Register your vehicle as off the road - you will not need to pay vehicle tax until you put it on the road again
Get a replacement vehicle log book (V5C registration certificate) if the original has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, or you have not received one for your new vehicle.
Update your vehicle log book (V5C) and send it to DVLA to change your address.
Check someone's driving record - vehicles they can drive, penalty points and disqualifications
Find the right phone number, email or postal address to contact DVLA about driving licences, vehicle tax, medical enquiries and vehicle registration
Use the MOT testing service to record MOT test results, update your examiner details, and check and buy MOT slots.
Tables showing the rates for vehicle tax for different types of vehicle.
Sign up to get free reminders by text message or email a month before your MOT is due
Your vehicle tax is cancelled and you get a refund for any full months of remaining tax when you tell DVLA you no longer have the vehicle or it's off the road
Application for a vehicle registration certificate, also known as a log book (V5C).
Set up, change or cancel your car tax Direct Debit, swap to another payment method, and what to do if you miss a Direct Debit payment
Renew or get vehicle tax if you do not have your reminder letter (V11), email or text message - renew online or at the Post Office with your V5C.
Rules on what motor insurance you need, what to do if you're in an accident, insurance for driving abroad, penalties for uninsured vehicles and drivers.
Search for a personalised number plate registration and buy it from DVLA online or at auction
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