Tax is NOT transferable when you change owners on a car. Use our free basic checker to see the MOT status of a car. Any accredited garage will be able to run a MOT test on a vehicle, which tests that you meet the road safety and environmental safety standards.
This is done every year after the 3rd anniversary of the vehicle registration. Every vehicle must be driven by someone who has valid insurance of at least 3rd party, this is a legal requirement since the Road Traffic Act Motor insurance provides the financial protection if you have an accident, and it can also cover injuries to other drivers, pedestrians and passengers in your car.
You can check if your vehicle has valid insurance by going to askMID Website. How to check if a car is taxed? Go to our Car Tax Check page and enter the vehicle registration number.
You'll find the expiry date as well as how many days are left! We've even included how much tax will be over 12 or 6 months. How to check when your MOT is due? Go to our MOT Check page and enter the vehicle registration number. However, sometimes the dealership will need extra information from you which you will need to provide. It should be noted here that a dealer should never release a car that has not been registered with the DVLA. Dealerships are allocated the registration number of a car about a week or two before it is due for delivery.
However, they will not register the car with the DVLA until the day of delivery. Also, the DVLA is a national body. So you can imagine how many thousands of cars are registered on it every day. This means that your car may not appear on the DVLA database until a few days after the delivery.
This is because of the sheer volumes that are registered on a daily basis. There is another reason why your car is not showing on the DVLA. So, what is it? The wrong plate has been put on your car. An example of this is:. This is easily fixable if this is the case. Then the dealer will just issue the right plate to you. Look no further. Sign up for our weekly newsletter and get the special offers sent straight to your inbox.
You need to contact your broker or supplying dealer immediately. If the dealership says they have done everything right, then you have to contact the DVLA. This is because, on a contract hire, the finance house is the registered keeper of the car. Therefore the dealership would have registered it to the finance house. Therefore they are the ones that need the DVLA to rectify the issue.
For more information on who the registered keeper of your vehicle is, read our article here. Not really, no. If your car is not showing on the DVLA then it will be flagged up pretty early on. The police use the same database as well. Started the search for your next vehicle?
Contact our team and let us help you find the right car for you. And, you are right to ask that. These days, many insurance companies use automated systems.
We value customer feedback through our research and are looking for volunteers to test our services. To volunteer, join our online research panel. You can also subscribe to the DVLA digital services blog. Comment by MP Davie posted on on 13 May Fine provided you still have the V5C but the dealer took mine from me whilst promising he would notify DVLA electronically himself so I do not have access to the information required to use this service.
Comment by Julie posted on on 18 May Otherwise someone could use the service to get a fraudulent copy of the V5C registration certificate log book , putting your vehicle at risk of being stolen or cloned. Great insight, concise and alarmingly easy Thank you. Comment by Mark Barrow posted on on 13 May Hello Mark, If you sell or transfer a vehicle through an auction you can either give your consent to the auctioneer to tell DVLA about the sale or tell us online yourself.
A motor auctioneer is classed as a motor trader, and this is clearly highlighted, within the service. Comment by Shane posted on on 13 May Comment by David Hamilton posted on on 14 May Dvla are fantastic now so efficient in issue new log books and private plate transfers.
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