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legal
guide to UK motoring, sections for law enforcement, Driver licensing,
learner and new drivers, buying and selling, speeding fines, owning a
vehicle, wheel clamping, traffic information
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How
to notify DVLA if you sell your vehicle
You
must notify the Driver and Vehicle Licensing
Agency (DVLA) of the exact date of sale
or transfer of your vehicle using the registration
document or certificate. You and the buyer
should follow the procedures correctly or
you will remain liable for the vehicle until
DVLA records have been updated.
What
you and the buyer need to do
You
should notify DVLA using the appropriate
section of the registration document
or certificate. The section you use
will depend on the type of document
you hold. You should also keep a separate
note of the buyers name and address
details.
Two
part registration document V5
If
you have a two part registration document,
complete the lower part headed 'notification
of sale or transfer', detach it and
post it at once to DVLA, Swansea, SA99
1AR. This will not result in the issue
of a new registration certificate, but
if you do not do this, you may receive
enquiries about the cars subsequent
use.
Give
the buyer the top part of the registration
document and, if the vehicle is being
sold privately, remind the buyer that
DVLA must be informed at once that they
have got the vehicle.
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Three
part registration document V5
If
you have a three part registration document you must complete
the V5 blue section, both you and the buyer must sign
it and send it immediately to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1BA.
You are also required to give the buyer the properly completed
V5/2 green section. However, if you sell the vehicle to
a 'motor trader' (see notes on back of registration document
for definition) you must complete the V5/3 red section,
obtain the details and signature of the motor trader and
post it to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1BD. Both the V5 and V5/2
(blue and green) sections (uncompleted) should then be
passed to the trader.
Registration
certificate V5C
If
you have a registration certificate you must complete
section 6 'new keeper or new name/new address details'
of the V5C. Both you and the buyer must sign section 8
and send the V5C immediately to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1BA.
You are also required to give the buyer the properly completed
V5C/2 green section. However, if you sell the vehicle
to a 'motor trader' (see notes on back of the V5C/3 for
definition) you must complete the V5C/3 yellow section,
obtain the details and signature of the motor trader and
post it to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1BD. Both the V5C and V5C/2
(blue and green) sections (uncompleted) should then be
passed to the trader. The registration certificate has
accompanying guidance notes INS 160. These notes are available
for download below.
What
happens next
Once
you have informed DVLA, you will receive an automatic
acknowledgement letter, within four weeks, confirming
the discharge of liability for your vehicle. Please allow
four weeks to receive the letter before contacting the
DVLA.
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