Notifying DVLA When You Move Home

Changing Registered Keepers or Where the Car is Kepp

By law, the registered car keeper must notify DVLA when the vehicle has a new owner or if the existing owner changes address.

If you have changed your personal details, you are legally required to notify the DVLA. The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency can fine you up to £1000 if they are not notified of ownership changes.

The V5C logbook has several sections to be completed depending on the next keeper.

If you Sell Your Car to another private owner, complete the logbook with the DVLA Change of Ownership details.

The logbook must be sent to the DVLA, and the new keeper will retain the green slip.

Selling to the trade is a little different. A dealer will not register the car in their name as they’ll probably want to retain the logbook when reselling the vehicle.

Instead, as the registered keeper, you must complete the yellow ‘selling car to dealer’ section and send it to the DVLA.

This allows the dealer to keep the logbook.

The yellow section must include the dealer's trading name, address, VAT registration number, and date of sale. You must send this section to the DVLA.

Both parties must sign the declaration.

Tell DVLA Your Change of Address

If you have moved home, notify DVLA immediately.

The newer styled logbook requires Section 3 completion. The old logbook type requires Section 6 completion.

Send your logbook to the DVLA.

Similarly, if you have changed names you must complete Section 3 or 6 and send the car registration document to DVLA.

Failure to Notify DVLA

If you incur a parking ticket, speeding ticket or road traffic accident, the offence notification will be sent via the information held on the DVLA database, which is one of the reasons why keeping your information updated at all times is so important.

Finding Car Owner Information

Recent changes to the type of detail included in a logbook have resulted in the DVLA no longer including the previous owner's name or address on the logbook. This means the new owner can no longer contact previous keepers to find out about servicing and other maintenance requirements.

CarVeto offers a service to help Find a Car Owner using the registration number.

You can get the city region or postcode area where the car is registered with the DVLA.

We also offer the last owner sale date or transfer with a MOT History Checker and Road Tax Check.

DVLA contact information:

If you have lost your V5C logbook, contact DVLA here
DVL
Swansea
SA99 1D

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