Documents to Confirm Identity

• A driving licence, with or without a photo (whether or not it was issued in the United Kingdom)

• A bill from an electricity, gas or water supplier, a landline phone bill, a council tax bill or rates bill in Northern Ireland (issued within the last six months)

• A bank or building society statement (issued within the last six months)

• A passport (whether or not it was issued in the United Kingdom)

• A national identity card issued by the government of a state or of a territory (other than the United Kingdom)

• A debit card or credit card (issued by a bank or building society)

• A police warrant card

• An armed forces identity card

Documents to Confirm Entitlement to the Registration Number

• Registration certificate (V5C)

• The New keeper slip (green slip)

• A certificate of entitlement (V750)

• A retention document (V778)

• Reminder to get vehicle tax or make a SORN (V11)

• A temporary registration certificate (V379)

• A ‘number plate authorisation certificate’ (V948 or eV948) or a ‘trailer number plate authorisation certificate’ (eV948/2) with a DVLA stamp

• A letter of authorisation from a lease or hire company, including a fleet operator. The letter must quote the document reference number from the V5C

• Record of the insurer’s name, reference and policy numbers (for repairs approved by an insurance company)

• A PDF of the vehicle details from the View Vehicle Record (VVR) service from a lease or hire company, including fleet operators, which must quote the V5C document reference number when the original V5C has been suppressed

• A trailer registration certificate (VTRC)