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You must write to DVLA with: your name and address. the vehicle registration number. the make and model. the exact date of sale. the name and address of the new keeper or motor trader. DVLA ...
- Buy, Sell Or Scrap a Vehicle
Tell DVLA you've sold, transferred or bought a vehicle; Get...
- Vehicle Tax
Tax your car, motorcycle or other vehicle using a reference...
- Vehicle Registration
How to register your vehicle and the cost - new...
- How to Scrap Your Vehicle
Tell DVLA you’ve taken your vehicle to an ATF. You can be...
- Browse
Tell DVLA you've changed address: step by step Tell DVLA...
- Selling a Vehicle
Send it to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1BD. Include a letter giving...
- Refunds
If you pay by Direct Debit, the Direct Debit will be...
- Buy, Sell Or Scrap a Vehicle
- Overview
- Before you sell the vehicle
- When you sell your vehicle
You must provide the right information to buyers and DVLA when you sell a vehicle.
This page is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).
Protect your log book
You can show potential buyers your log book so they can make sure the details match your vehicle. However, do not share: your log book document reference number pictures or copies of your log book Someone could use these to get a fraudulent copy of your log book, putting your vehicle at risk of being stolen or cloned. If your vehicle has a private (personalised) registration number that you want to keep, you must apply to remove the registration number before you sell it.
Staying in the UK
Give the green ‘new keeper’ slip from the log book to the buyer. You must tell DVLA you’ve sold the vehicle and give them the full name and address of the buyer. If you do not do this, any vehicle tax refund you’re owed might be affected.
Taking the vehicle abroad and registering it there
Fill in the ‘permanent export’ section of your vehicle log book. Send it to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1BD. Include a letter giving the buyer’s name and address. Give the rest of your log book to the buyer - they’ll need it to register the vehicle in the country they’re going to. You’ll usually get a refund on your vehicle tax in 4 to 6 weeks. The refund is worked out from the date DVLA gets your ‘permanent export’ section.
May 13, 2021 · If you prefer, you can tell DVLA online that you’ve sold or transferred a vehicle yourself by using the 11-digit document reference number on the yellow slip (V5C/3). You can also use this service to tell us about the scrapping of a vehicle and any insurance write-offs. Go online to tell us you've sold a vehicle to a motor trader.
Sep 19, 2024 · DVLA. Swansea. SA99 1BA. How to tell the DVLA I’ve sold my car abroad Unlike selling to a private individual or a trader, telling the DVLA that you’ve sold your car abroad can only be done via ...
If you pay by Direct Debit, the Direct Debit will be cancelled automatically. You’ll automatically get a refund cheque for any full months left on your vehicle tax. The refund is calculated from ...
- Cancel your vehicle tax by telling DVLA you no longer have the vehicle or it’s off the road. You get a refund for any full months of remaining tax....
- You must tell DVLA that your vehicle has been: sold or transferred to someone else taken off the road, for example you’re keeping it in a garage -...
- The amount you get back will be based on whichever is lower of: the first tax payment when you registered the vehicle the rate for the second tax p...
- Contact DVLA if you have not got your refund cheque after 8 weeks.
- Return your refund cheque to DVLA if it’s in the wrong name, and tell them the right name. Refund Section DVLA Swansea SA99 1AL Contact DVLA if you...
Feb 29, 2024 · Online. The easiest way to tell the DVLA you’ve sold a car to a dealer is to use its dedicated online service, and select the ‘sold it to a motor trader’ option. You will be instructed to give the V5C to the trader, then enter the trader’s name and postcode into the online tool – you should then be able to select the dealer’s ...
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Check a Vehicles application you have already made. Tax including direct debit enquiries, declaring a vehicle off the road (SORN) or refunds of tax. Buying or selling a vehicle. Changing vehicle or personal details, replacing any documents including a V5C registration document. Importing or exporting a vehicle.
