CAR
LICENSING AND REGISTRATION
Changes
Introduced to Licensing and Registering Vehicles.
Clampdown on fraudulent applications
People registering and licensing vehicles not previously registered
in NI will need to produce documentation confirming both name
and address from 1 January 04.
As part of a general tightening of vehicle licensing registration
across the UK, the changes are being applied to those who use
form V55/4 or V55/5 (an application to register and licence
a vehicle)
The changes are being introduced to ensure the keepers details
provided at the time of registration are genuine, thereby reducing
the potential for fraudulent applications.
Mr Brendan Magee, Chief Executive
of DVLNI, comments: “DVLNI
has introduced the checks to ensure we have more accurate data.
This will help the police in the fight against car crime because
it will make it easier to trace an individual whose vehicle
has been involved in an accident or criminal act – a
key factor in reducing car crime.”
With DVLNI receiving approximately
45,000 such applications annually these changes will considerably
improve the accuracy
of the DVLNI’s vehicle database.
Last week DVLNI also announced
that from January 1 motorists who fail to tax their vehicles
within a reasonable time
will be detected by the DVLNI database and automatically receive
an £80 penalty.
Registering your vehicle
In order to license and register
your vehicle you must take your completed V55/4 V55/5 and
supporting documentation to
your nearest DVLNI office or send your completed form with
supporting documents to your local DVLNI office. The address
for your nearest office can be found in the Phone book under
Government offices or on the DVLNI website – www.dvlni.gov.uk.
You cannot register your vehicle with these forms at a Post
Office® branch.
In order to prove your name and
address you will need to show your valid DVLNI Photocard
driving licence OR if you don’t
have one, one original document from each of the lists
below:
•Documentation confirming your name
• Current DVLNI paper driving licence
• UK/EU or foreign passport
• Marriage certificate
• Decree nisi/absolute
• Birth certificate. Documentation confirming your address
• Utility Bill valid within the last 3 months – gas,
electricity, water, landline telephone
• Bank/Building Society statement valid within the last 3 months
• Medical Card
• Rates bill / Rent book
• Traders, who hold a current trade plate licence, can
conduct the checks on DVLNI’s behalf if they wish. This
will streamline the process and allow motorists to receive
their documents back without unnecessary delay. If a motor
trader is registering the vehicle on your behalf, you will
need to provide the trader with the appropriate documentation.
If the trader chooses not to do this, you will need to present
the documents to the DVLNI local office.
Corporate/Fleet Company Applications
Applicants will also have to produce documentation confirming
name and address. The only evidence acceptable on its own will be trade licence
issued by DVLNI (or trade licence number).
Information supplied
by DVLNI |
