An email alert from the DSA:
Vehicle Registration Certificate becomes more secure
A new, more secure V5C Vehicle Registration Certificate will be introduced from 15th August 2010.
The new registration certificate is being introduced following the theft of a number of blank certificates in 2006. The aim is to reduce the risks to motorists of buying a stolen or cloned vehicle.
The new documents will be issued from 15th August 2010 for all newly registered vehicles and when there are changes to an existing registration, such as a change of keeper or address.
From the middle of next year, the new certificate will be issued to all remaining vehicles when they are re-licensed or declared to be off the road.
The existing blue V5C will remain valid for these vehicles until it is replaced and DVLA will not be asking for the old V5C to be returned.
Find out what’s new about the new registration certificate and get useful tips for when buying a used vehicle.