[Paul K]

From DVLA

Renewing a licence?

With a (V11or V85/1) licence renewal reminder

About two weeks before your vehicle licence expires, DVLA will send you a renewal application form V11 or a V85/1 for some heavy goods vehicles, to the address shown on your Registration Document/Certificate. This is why you should make sure that we have your current address (see 'What must I do if I change my name or address?'). You can use the renewal form to relicense the vehicle as long as the date from which the licence is to run, the vehicle details and the taxation class printed on the form are all still correct.

You do not need to show your Registration Document/Certificate when you relicense the vehicle with a V11 form, unless you have changed your name or address.

If you have received form V11 or V85/1 and you will not be using or keeping the vehicle on a public road, you can use the form to declare Statutory Off-road Notification [SORN]. The notes on the V11 and the V85/1 explain what to do.

Without a (V11or V85/1) licence renewal reminder

If you have a Registration Document (V5), Registration Certificate (V5C) or a new keepers supplement (green section of the V5 or V5C), please read the following.

You will need to fill in a form V10 'Application for a Vehicle Licence', which you can get at Post Office® branches and DVLA Local Offices. If your vehicle is licensed by its cylinder capacity (cc) or its CO2 value you will need to fill in the rate of duty that is due on your vehicle. To work this rate out, check the cc or CO2 value and propulsion (fuel) type shown on your V5, V5C, V5/2 or V5C/2, then read the leaflet V149/1 which gives the rates of duty. You can get the V149/1 from Post Office® branches and DVLA Local Offices.

For heavy goods vehicles, you will need to fill in a form V85 Application for a heavy goods vehicle licence', which you can get at Post Office® branches and DVLA Local Offices.

If you have a V5/2 and V5C/2 and the tax details shown on it need to be changed, you will need to fill in a V62 'Application for a Registration Certificate (fee applicable)', which you can get from Post Office® branches and DVLA Local Offices. You can also download the V62 form here.

Please note that the V5/2 and V5C/2 are valid for two months for licensing purposes.

If you do not have the licence renewal reminder form because your vehicle is registered as 'Not Licensed', you should apply on form V10 at a DVLA Local Office.