V55 First Registration Applications

25th July 2013

V55 First Registration Applications

Tax Discs

Important Information

The legislation

The display of the tax disc is governed by Section 33 of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act. It is this section which has been changed, by legislation in the Finance Bill 2013, to allow for the non-display of a tax disc for 14 calendar days from the date of registration.

If the tax disc has not been received within 8 days of the date of registration, DVLA will provide a free duplicate. Registered keepers who have received the V5C can visit one of 400 Post Office® branches to obtain a free duplicate. From 24 June 2013, you can check which Post Office® branches will offer the service by checking online using www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder If you are a dealer or fleet operator and you are expecting the disc to arrive at your premises or you are the registered keeper who has not received the V5C, you will need to contact the DVLA on 0300 790 6802. All customers in Northern Ireland who have not received their tax discs after 8 days should contact the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) on 0845 402 4000.

For further information please visit www.gov.uk

Registering a vehicle

From 22 July 2013:

• DVLA local offices will no longer be responsible for the processing of V55 registration applications. Please send your application(s), including the appropriate fee and any supporting documents to:

• The Registration Certificate (V5C), tax disc and any associated documents will arrive in separate envelopes within 14 working days.* Note: you may receive your V5C before the tax disc
• You will be able to use your vehicle on receipt of either the tax disc or V5C. New legislation will allow a vehicle to be used, without displaying the tax disc, for up to 14 days from the date of first registration
• If after 14 working days you have not received your tax disc or associated documents please contact DVLA Swansea on 0300 790 6802

*We aim to process all applications quickly and will review this target in order to improve customer service where possible.

Deregistering a vehicle

From 22 July 2013 you will need to send applications to deregister the vehicle within 7 working days of the date of registration by email to: deregistrations@dvla.gsi.gov.uk or by post to:

You must destroy any tax disc and/or V5C received after you receive confirmation of deregistration.