Tell DVLA you've sold, transferred or bought a vehicle
Tell DVLA when you no longer own a vehicle, or you buy a vehicle as either a registered keeper or motor trader.
This page is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).
Use this service to:
- change the registered keeper of a vehicle
- send a log book to the new keeper聽
After you tell DVLA, your vehicle tax will be cancelled. You鈥檒l聽get a refund聽for any full months of remaining vehicle tax.
If you do not have a log book
You must write to DVLA with:
- your name and address
- the vehicle registration number
- the make and model
- the exact date of sale
- the name and address of the new keeper or motor trader
DVLA聽 聽
Swansea 聽
SA99 1BA
Before you start
You cannot use this service if you鈥檝e already sent your log book (V5C) by post.
This service is available from 7am to 7pm.
You must tax a vehicle you鈥檝e bought before you drive it, or declare it off the road (a SORN). The tax is not transferred to you when you buy the vehicle.