In case you\u2019re wondering, your V5C is your vehicle logbook, and its job is basically to identify the owner of a vehicle for the DVLA. After a redesign in 2016, new V5Cs began to be distributed in April 2019. These have now been in circulation for a full 12 months, which means if you\u2019ve bought a car in the past year, or you\u2019re planning on buying one soon, you might find that the document has changed a bit from its older iterations. So we\u2019ll be summing up those changes for you really quickly, as having your V5C is also something you\u2019re going to need when you come to scrap your car.<\/p>\n
Your V5C (sometimes known as a vehicle logbook) proves who is the vehicle\u2019s registered keeper,\u00a0 and contains key specific details of a vehicle. You\u2019ll need it to inform the DVLA of a change of ownership, or any change of the owner\u2019s name or address. You\u2019ll also need it to notify the DVLA if your vehicle has been modified in any way, or scrapped, or written off.<\/p>\n
Amongst the key details it contains are:<\/p>\n
As you\u2019ll see, there have been quite a few changes in total. Most of them are designed to make things more straightforward and less confusing for drivers, as well as cut down on unnecessary admin for car owners and DVLA staff alike. Here are all of the major ones.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re scrapping your car, you\u2019ll need to hand over your V5C but keep the yellow V5C\/3 section as a notification of sale or transfer. You\u2019ll then get a Certificate of Destruction a few weeks later, which is legal proof that you\u2019re no longer responsible for the vehicle.<\/p>\n
Now if you\u2019ve lost your V5C<\/a>, it\u2019s obviously not the best news but happily it\u2019s not the end of the world, as we can actually scrap your car<\/a> without it. However, it\u2019s always worth letting us know as soon as possible! And if you need to find out some vital information about your car in the meantime, you can visit www.gov.uk, and check the official DVLA portal, which should have all the information you need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In case you\u2019re wondering, your V5C is your vehicle logbook, and its job is basically to identify the owner of a vehicle for the DVLA. After a redesign in 2016, new V5Cs began to be distributed in April 2019. These have now been in circulation for a full 12 months, which means if you\u2019ve bought […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":113,"featured_media":3005,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n