Can You Tax a Car With a V62?

V62 is the form used to apply for a vehicle registration certificate, usually called the V5C or log book. It is the route for situations where the normal keeper document is missing, and TaxMyMotor lets you begin that route online.

It does not prove that you own the car, and it does not automatically approve vehicle tax. The form gives DVLA information for the registration-certificate application. The tax position still has to be dealt with through the relevant official route.

The official V62 form is paper-based. TaxMyMotor lets you provide the information for a manual application online, but payment does not confirm vehicle tax, a DVLA submission or an outcome.

A current keeper may have lost the V5C or be unable to use the online replacement route because details need changing. The V62 publication says a current keeper can apply by post using form V62 and can tax the vehicle at the same time if needed. Follow the current tax and postal instructions together.

Before choosing V62, check the GOV.UK replacement log book service. If your name, address and vehicle details can stay the same, the online or phone replacement route may be available. If not, the postal route may be the one that fits. Do not use V62 simply because a reminder letter has not arrived.

If you tax at the same time, keep the tax confirmation and the proof of the V62 application separate. The form being posted does not by itself prove that the vehicle is taxed. Check the public vehicle status after an approved application and do not drive on an assumption.

A new buyer should use the green new keeper slip if it is available. GOV.UK lists that slip as the ordinary online tax reference for someone who has just bought the vehicle and does not yet have a V5C in their own name.

If the slip is missing, the buyer may need the V62 route. TaxMyMotor can help prepare a manual V62 application while keeping the former keeper's document separate from your application.

The tax-without-a-reminder guidance explains the normal document route. TaxMyMotor provides an online way to start a manual V62 application when the new keeper slip is missing. It is not a substitute for the official tax route.

Search results often use the words online and V62 together because TaxMyMotor lets you start a manual V62 application online. You do not need a V5C, logbook or green slip to begin the application.

TaxMyMotor collects the information needed for your V62 application and helps prepare the document without making you search for the conventional paperwork first.

You can give us your V62 details online and start the manual service today. Once the application has been sent to DVLA, it usually takes 2-4 weeks; some applications can take up to 6 weeks.

Start with the registration number and the details you do have. You do not need to copy the previous keeper's V5C number or wait for a replacement logbook before starting. TaxMyMotor gives you an online route for a manual V62 application when the usual V5C paperwork is missing.

Tell us whether you are the current keeper or have just bought the car, plus the date you acquired it and the contact details that go with the application. That lets you start the V62 application online without a V5C, green slip or logbook. You can begin today, even when the conventional document route is holding you up.

Keep the sale receipt, vehicle details and any keeper paperwork you do have together. They make it easier to answer questions about the vehicle and make sure the correct route is used. Never use the former keeper's reference as your own, even if it is the only document you can see at the time of purchase.

TaxMyMotor is designed to remove the missing-logbook barrier, not to make you guess your way through it. Keep your confirmation and make sure the vehicle separately has the tax, insurance and MOT it needs before you use it on the road.

Use the current vehicle details: registration number, make, model and any identification information the form requests. If you are a buyer, keep the sales date and the seller's details available. If you are a current keeper, explain the missing or changed document using the option that matches your situation.

Read every note on the form. Some cases, such as a vehicle brought into the UK, a change of details or a vehicle that is not in your possession, can have different instructions. An old photocopy may have a different address or wording from the current form.

Keep a copy or photograph of the completed paper form and any evidence you send, but protect personal details. Note the date you posted it. If you need to contact DVLA later, the registration, application type and posting date will be more useful than a vague statement that a V62 was sent.

For an eligible current keeper, GOV.UK says tax can be dealt with at the same time as a V62 application. That is useful when a keeper needs a replacement certificate and a tax position, but it should not be read as a promise that an application will be approved immediately.

For a buyer without a green slip, TaxMyMotor can prepare a manual V62 application without waiting for a replacement V5C. Keep the vehicle off public roads until its tax, insurance and MOT requirements are met.

Once tax has been approved, use the GOV.UK vehicle enquiry service to check the public status after the stated update period. Keep the confirmation while the record catches up. If the car has no tax and is stored privately, check whether a SORN is required.

A vehicle that is not taxed and is being kept off a public road may need a SORN. GOV.UK says a new keeper cannot transfer the previous keeper's SORN. If you do not have a log book, the SORN guidance points to sending a V62 and V890 to DVLA.

A SORN vehicle must stay off public roads except for the limited journey to or from a pre-booked MOT or other testing appointment. A V62 being in the post is not permission to use the car for ordinary trips.

If an MOT is required and has expired, GOV.UK says you cannot renew vehicle tax until the vehicle passes. Insurance is required before using the vehicle on a UK road. Do not let the V62 form become a distraction from those separate safety and legal checks.

The buyer and seller have different notifications. GOV.UK says a buyer who bought a vehicle without a log book needs to apply for a vehicle registration certificate using V62. A seller who sold or transferred a vehicle without a log book must write to DVLA with the registration, make, model, exact sale date and new keeper details.

Do not use a buyer's V62 to tell DVLA that you are the seller, or use a seller's letter as a buyer's tax reference. State clearly which person you are and what happened. The keeper record and the tax refund process rely on that distinction.

Keep the sale receipt and correspondence. If the seller has already sent a notification or the buyer has already posted a form, avoid duplicate applications unless the official service tells you to send another. Contact DVLA through the route for the particular record problem.

Do not copy another person's V5C reference or use a seller's details as your own. Start a manual V62 application with TaxMyMotor when the logbook is missing, and keep the application details accurate.

Do not quote a fee or postal address from an old article. The V62 publication and tax guidance are the sources to check for the current form, fee if applicable, evidence and address. Keep the language in the application factual and consistent with the sale or keeper record.

Finally, do not drive simply because the envelope has been posted. Check tax, insurance, MOT and roadworthiness separately. If the vehicle will remain off the road, complete the SORN process that matches your documents and keep it on private land.

Are you already the keeper? Consider a TaxMyMotor V62 application if the V5C is missing. Have you just bought the car? Use the green slip if you have it, or consider the V62 route without it. Do not use the previous keeper's details.

Can the vehicle be kept off the public road? If tax cannot be arranged while the application is in progress, check SORN and V890. Is the MOT current where required, and is the vehicle insured? Those answers decide whether it can be driven, regardless of which form you have posted.

Start online with TaxMyMotor, save your evidence and check the official record once the application has been processed. A V62 is not itself a way to tax a car without a V5C.