Information & DVLA documents for transferring registrations.  All of the following are official documents & forms from DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency).

1. V5C Registration Document

V5C Sample

Commonly called the logbook.  This document contains all of the information about the vehicle including the make, model, colour, engine size & chassis number.  This is a compulsary document and proves rightful ownership of a vehicle. (very important when buying or selling a vehicle!) If you have not got a V5C document (logbook) if the original has been lost, stolen or destroyed you may apply for one using the V62 form which you can download below or get from your local post office.

See a sample V5C Registration Certificate here.

2. V317  – Application to transfer a vehicle registration number

DVLA form used to transfer a registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. (Fee payable is £80.00)

Click here to download a V317 form

3. V317  – Application to retain a vehicle registration number

Application form to retain a registration number. Used to take a registration off the vehicle it is currently registered to.  Fee payable £105 (one year),  £130 (two years),  £155 (Three years).

Click here to download a V317 form

4. V750

V750 Sample

Certificate of Entitlement. Legal document for the purchaser of a registration number before it is assigned to a vehicle.  These documents are issued by DVLA Swansea for previously un-issued government stock. Any mark on V750 has not previously been allocated to a vehicle.

See a sample V750 here.

5. V778

V778 Sample

Retention Document.  The DVLA issue a V778 retention certifcate to the owner to ‘Hold’ a registration that is not actually on a vehicle. This form is then used to put the number on a new car at a later date.

The Grantee (Keeper of vehicle the registration was last assigned to) has the rights to the registration.  A holding certificate for a registration not currently assigned to a vehicle.  Any number on retention has once been on a vehicle in it’s history.

See a sample V778 here.

6. V10

Vehicle licence application. Application for taxing a vehicle that has had a period off the road (SORN).  

V10 download here

7. V11

Tax Reminder (SORN declaration).  Form issued to motorists to remind them to re-licence their vehicle.

8. V14

Refund Application for vehicle licence disc. (to cash in remaining term of licence disc).

Click here to download a V14 form.

9. V62

Vehicle Registration Document Application Form. Used to apply to DVLA for V5C registration document if lost or not in possession of for the vehicle.

Click here to download a V62 form.

10. V20

Duplicate Tax Disc application. If the tax disc is lost or stolen.

Click here to download a V20 form.