Guides to V5C logbooks, vehicle registration certificates, car history checks, and everything UK drivers need to know about their vehicle records.
V5C & Vehicle Logbooks
DVLA reissues your V5C — with a fresh 11-digit document reference number — for 7 different reasons. The complete list, what changes each time, and the gap period explained.
V5C & Vehicle Logbooks
When you change address, DVLA issues a new V5C with a fresh document reference number. The old V5C is inactive — and the old number stops working for tax, SORN, and transfers.
V5C & Vehicle Logbooks
How to verify a UK Mazda service history — My Mazda app, SkyActiv engine intervals, MX-5 variants, MPS performance models, rotary engine evidence on older RX models.
V5C & Vehicle Logbooks
How to verify a UK Citroën service history — Stellantis records, hydropneumatic suspension on older models, GT/GTI variants, HDi cambelt service.
V5C & Vehicle Logbooks
How to verify a UK Peugeot service history — Stellantis records, GT/GTi performance variants, PureTech 3-cylinder concerns, HDi diesel cambelt evidence.
V5C & Vehicle Logbooks
How to verify a UK Ford service history — FordPass app, Ford ETIS dealer records, RS variants, EcoBoost wet belt issues, and Mountune modifications.
V5C & Vehicle Logbooks
How to verify a UK Vauxhall service history — GM era vs Stellantis era records, VXR performance variants, ecoFLEX engine concerns, PSA-derived engines on newer Vauxhalls.
V5C & Vehicle Logbooks
How to verify a UK Kia service history — Kia Connect app, 7-year warranty trail, GT performance variants, hybrid battery checks, GDI engine carbon issues.
V5C & Vehicle Logbooks
How to verify a UK Hyundai service history — Hyundai Auto Link, 5-year warranty trail, N performance variants, GDI carbon issues, hybrid battery checks.
V5C & Vehicle Logbooks
How to verify a UK Suzuki service history — paper book primary, Swift Sport variants, Jimny 4x4 service intervals, K-series engine timing chain checks.
V5C & Vehicle Logbooks
How to verify a UK Subaru service history — Boxer engine head gasket evidence, Symmetrical AWD service, WRX/STI variants, EJ vs FA20/FB engine differences, timing belt records.
V5C & Vehicle Logbooks
The V5C number is in the top right corner of page 1 of your UK logbook — 11 digits in a box labelled 'Document reference number'. Plus where to find the V5C/2 new keeper slip number.