V5C & Vehicle Logbooks

Five days or six weeks? Every V5C timescale — new keeper, replacement, name change — and the exact point at which you should chase DVLA.

Name changes on the V5C are free — but post-only, unlike address changes. Exactly what to alter on the logbook and where to send it.

That green slip from the seller is your temporary logbook — it taxes the car and covers you until the full V5C arrives. What it does, and what if you never got one.

You can scrap a car without its logbook — but only via an authorised facility, and you must write to DVLA or the car stays yours on paper.

It's legal to sell without the V5C — but you must write to DVLA, and most buyers will knock the price or walk away. The exact process, step by step.

Lost the logbook but tax is due? Use the V11 reminder, the green new-keeper slip, or DVLA's replace-and-tax service — here's every route, step by step.

From 26 August 2025, DVLA's biggest registration shake-up since the 1980s: restored vehicles keep their reg with no inspection, modified vehicles keep their VIN, and EV conversions keep their identity.

How UK vehicle cloning works, the warning signs when buying, how to protect your own car's identity, and the step-by-step recovery process if your registration is cloned.

The three ways to apply for a UK V5C — first registration (V55), replacement (V62, £25), and becoming a new keeper after a sale. Which form, what fee, how long each takes.

What Hyundai's 5-year unlimited-mileage UK warranty actually covers — engine, transmission, electrical, paint, corrosion, hybrid battery — and what it doesn't.

Yes, you get the V5C when you buy a UK car on PCP, HP, or PCH finance — but you're the keeper, not the legal owner. What the V5C shows and what changes at settlement.

In UK English, 'logbook' covers everything from the V5C vehicle registration to pilot, sailor, HGV driver, nurse and security records. The full taxonomy explained.