What is an
Independent Certificate of Conformity?
To enable you to fill in the UK V55/5 vehicle registration form the DVLA recommends you use a conformity document or 'CoC'. If you have lost your original CoC or bought a vehicle without a CoC, buy an independent CoC from us to help you fill-in your V55 form; or call us or E-Mail us if unsure.
If you are taking a vehicle to an EU country from the UK, the authorities there will almost certainly require a document to ascertain type approval number status before you can register it there.
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States Type Approval Number or status, if applicable. |
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States emissions rating (CO2), if applicable. |
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States TVV (Type, Variant and Version), also coded 'D2', if applicable. |
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UK - shows, line by line, how to fill in the UK V55/5 form, with details for your specific vehicle. Includes free telephone support and advice. |
* Homologation is the process of certifying or approving a product to indicate that it meets regulatory standards and specifications, such as safety and technical requirements
What is the Purpose of the Independent Certificate of Conformity?
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UK: Perfect for absolute reference when filling in the UK V55/5 form. Will enable you to fill the form in. |
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UK: Not acceptable proof of European conformity for the DVLA in applications for vehicles less than 10 years old, without an IVA test pass (unless vehicle has been registered in the UK in the past). |
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UK: useful for transposing information about your vehicle when using other forms and procedures, such as the IVA Test application, MSVA Test application and the NOVA1 form. It can even be useful as a reference sheet at MOT stations for unregistered vehicles when the MOT tester creates a new record for a vehicles.
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FRANCE:
We have
restricted our involvement in French Carte Grise applications
to regular trade customers and repeat or
recommended customers in France.
We will only issue ICOC-FR documents for
use in France under certain
circumstances. If you are a regular, trade or repeat customer, please
click here. |
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MALTA, IRELAND, FINLAND, NORWAY, ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, and other EU: Contains key information about the vehicle which is critical to registration in EU states (Type Approval number, emissions, etc.). We can also research and add data by research if required by registering authorities. |
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Beyond the EU: Customers buy the
ICOC for use with authorities all over
the world ~ it is a handy document
stating the key data and registration
history of the vehicle. We have
had acceptances and repeat business from
Singapore, South Africa, Kenya, India, China,
Russia, Turkey, Israel, New Zealand,
Japan and the middle east. |
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THE
LAW IN THE EU registration of vehicles In theory (LEGALLY) if the vehicle has already been registered in an EU member state it does not require a manufacturer's Certificate of Conformity the second time around (in accordance with EC directive 2007/C68/04 - if a vehicle was already registered in a member state, it should not pass again the same tests already passed, nor criteria for registration again). |
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But you will need to know or present the type approval number - if applicable, and emissions rating - if applicable. This kind of information and other data is contained in our Independent Certificate of Conformity (as applicable).
In practice, if your
car is already registered and you move it to
another EU country, the authorities in your new
country will often require additional
technical checks or certificates before
registration. Our
Independent
Certificate of Conformity,
in place of a manufacturer's one
may meet
this demand as it corroborates vehicle
data displayed on your registration document and
states the EC type approval number, where
relevant and applicable.
Please be aware that an agency or organisation
this is presented to may ask for additional
documentation or ‘supportive evidence’ depending
on what procedure is being undertaken.