What Colour is a V5C form?

Current V5C forms are red; they used to be blue. If you still have an old blue form, the DVLA encourages you to update it to a red one for free.

What is a blue v5?

DVLA also recommends that any buyer offered a second hand vehicle with a blue V5C gets the seller to replace the document with a red one from DVLA before they part with any money for the vehicle. DVLA completed the automatic roll out in 2012.

Can you still use the blue V5C?

Registered keepers will be advised to destroy their blue V5C. So since September 2012 there should be no legitimate blue V5C registration documents still in circulation.

How can you tell a fake V5C?

Check for watermarks Do this by holding up the V5C up to the light to check if the ‘DVL’ watermark is there. If it isn’t, the V5C may be a forgery. The watermark is in the top left corner of the document – but it should also be visible across the entire document at various places.

What is difference between V5 and V5C?

A V5, correctly known as a V5C is the logbook of a vehicle that is a physical document issued by the DVLA upon registration of a vehicle in the UK. Its primary purpose is to serve as a vehicle registration certificate and provide the details of a vehicles registered keeper.

Can you find your V5C online?

You need to get a log book (V5C) if the original has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed by you or your insurance company. You can get a duplicate log book online if you do not need to change anything in the log book. The log book will be posted to the address which the DVLA has on record.

Can V5 be online?

What is a V5 number?

A vehicle registration certificate (or V5C document) is issued by DVLA and contains information about the vehicle and the keeper that the registration certificate pertains to. The vehicle registration number is a number and letter combination that’s unique to each vehicle.

Can I view my V5C online?

How much is a V5 document?

It’s much quicker to use the online service to replace a lost or damaged V5C log book and motorists will get a new one in 5 working days – motorists applying by post may have to wait up to 6 weeks. It costs £25 for a duplicate log book whether you go online or apply by post.

Can DVLA give me my V5 number?

All vehicles registered will get given a unique registration number. Then, when the DVLA has the details of you and your vehicle, they will issue a V5C as a confirmation that the vehicle has now been registered. This is normally sent to you within 3 weeks.

When did the V5C change from blue to red?

The V5C is now more secure, customer friendly, and highlights the need for buyers to check the legitimacy of the vehicle presented for sale. The latest V5C is red rather than blue, but blue documents issued before the 15 August 2010 remain valid.

When does a V5C need to be replaced?

The latest V5C is red rather than blue, but blue documents issued before the 15 August 2010 remain valid. Initially DVLA had no plans to recall old V5Cs and issued the new red document only when a new vehicle is registered, a lost or damaged V5C is replaced or when the V5C is to be updated to incorporate a change of keeper or vehicle details.

When do you get a red V5C from the DVLA?

From September 2011 DVLA automatically sent the registered keeper a red V5C when a vehicle is taxed or declared off the road (SORN), if they haven’t already been issued with one. Registered keepers will be advised to destroy their blue V5C. So since September 2012 there should be no legitimate blue V5C registration documents still in circulation.

Is there a red version of the V5 certificate?

The V5C itself is a four-page document that was blue in colour until 2012. Since then, all V5 documents are red, due to the theft of a number of blank certificates in 2006. So, the DVLA recommends owners update to the red version, and that’s the version now automatically issued.