Currently free — normally £14

Complete your DVLA V55/5 form

Guided V55/5 preparation with VIN decoding and real‑time validation — so your application isn't posted back weeks later over a small mistake.

No account or card required · Independent UK service — not the DVLA

James W.
Accepted first time
Golf R · Germany to UK
“The VIN decode filled the technical fields I wasn't sure about. Posted once, accepted first time.”
James W.
Private importer
Priya S.
Accepted first time
Mazda MX-5 · Japan to UK
“I'd been putting off the V55/5 for months because the form was so intimidating. Posted Tuesday, approved Friday.”
Priya S.
Private importer
Mark T.
CO₂ checked
Tesla Model 3 · Netherlands to UK
“Validation caught a CO₂ figure I'd transcribed wrong from my Certificate of Conformity. Would never have spotted it on the paper form.”
Mark T.
Private importer
David K.
Accepted first time
Land Rover Defender · South Africa to UK
“Tried the paper form twice and got it sent back both times for missing boxes. Used this, right first try.”
David K.
Private importer
Chris P.
Type approval found
Porsche 911 · Germany to UK
“Type approval number had been holding me up for weeks. The guidance showed me exactly where to find it on the CoC.”
Chris P.
Private importer
Aisha L.
Weights checked
BMW i4 · Belgium to UK
“Revenue weight and mass in service were the boxes that scared me. Pre-filled from the VIN, no guesswork.”
Aisha L.
Private importer
Mike J.
Error caught before posting
Ford Mustang · USA to UK
“Date of first registration format was wrong before I printed. Small thing, big headache saved.”
Mike J.
Private importer
Tom B.
Dealer use
Various · EU to UK
“As a dealer I register imports regularly. Faster than paper and the PDF comes out clean every time.”
Tom B.
Independent dealer, Surrey
James W.
Accepted first time
Golf R · Germany to UK
“The VIN decode filled the technical fields I wasn't sure about. Posted once, accepted first time.”
James W.
Private importer
Priya S.
Accepted first time
Mazda MX-5 · Japan to UK
“I'd been putting off the V55/5 for months because the form was so intimidating. Posted Tuesday, approved Friday.”
Priya S.
Private importer
Mark T.
CO₂ checked
Tesla Model 3 · Netherlands to UK
“Validation caught a CO₂ figure I'd transcribed wrong from my Certificate of Conformity. Would never have spotted it on the paper form.”
Mark T.
Private importer
David K.
Accepted first time
Land Rover Defender · South Africa to UK
“Tried the paper form twice and got it sent back both times for missing boxes. Used this, right first try.”
David K.
Private importer
Chris P.
Type approval found
Porsche 911 · Germany to UK
“Type approval number had been holding me up for weeks. The guidance showed me exactly where to find it on the CoC.”
Chris P.
Private importer
Aisha L.
Weights checked
BMW i4 · Belgium to UK
“Revenue weight and mass in service were the boxes that scared me. Pre-filled from the VIN, no guesswork.”
Aisha L.
Private importer
Mike J.
Error caught before posting
Ford Mustang · USA to UK
“Date of first registration format was wrong before I printed. Small thing, big headache saved.”
Mike J.
Private importer
Tom B.
Dealer use
Various · EU to UK
“As a dealer I register imports regularly. Faster than paper and the PDF comes out clean every time.”
Tom B.
Independent dealer, Surrey

Why not just fill in the paper form by hand?

You can — the V55/5 is free from the DVLA. Here's what the manual route actually involves.

Doing it yourself

  • 60+ boxes to complete in block capitals and black ink, cross-referencing the separate V355/5 guidance booklet.
  • Technical details — type approval number, CO₂ figures, mass in service, wheelbase — you have to dig out of the Certificate of Conformity yourself.
  • No way to check your answers before you post it.
  • One wrong or missing box and the DVLA posts the whole application back weeks later — and you start again at the back of the queue.

With V55/5

  • Enter your VIN and the technical boxes are filled in for you.
  • One plain-English question per box, with the DVLA guidance built in — no booklet required.
  • Every answer validated against DVLA rules as you type, so errors are caught before you print — not weeks after you post.
  • Print-ready form in about 10 minutes. Currently free — normally £14.