How to Register a Used Citycoco Scooter with the DVLA

1. Check your scooter is road legal

To register your scooter with the DVLA it needs to be road legal. Your seller should be able to inform you of this, although sometimes unscrupulous sellers will try to pass off non-legal scooters as road legal. Normally to be road legal a scooter will at minimum need front and rear lights, indicators, a VIN (vehicle identification number) and an European Certificate of Conformity (CoC).

If the scooter is over three years old you will need a copy of a valid MOT.

If you don't have a EU Certificate of Conformity you may still be able to register it but the process is far more complex, see details here.

2. Fill in the forms

You will need to fill in the V55/5 form. The language on the V55/5 form is not very clear, so make sure you use the guide to filling out the V55/5 form. Most of the information for the V55/5 is on your EU Certificate of Conformity, so can just be copied over.

3. Send documents

You will need to supply:

• Filled-in versions of the V55/5
• Original EU Certificate of Conformity (should have come with your scooter)
• A photocopy of your driving licence (other proofs of name and address also acceptable, see here for details)
• Copy of valid MOT (if scooter is over three years old)
• £55 registration fee (needs to be either a cheque or postal order)
• Evidence showing the date the vehicle was delivered or first sold in the UK. Anything you can give is useful, however if you don't have any you should still be able to register but with a Q or QNI registration plate, rather than a plate with a plate showing the year of manufacture. 

If you have registered the scooter to a Northern Ireland address you will also need proof of insurance. Northern Ireland also allows four years from new before a MOT is required.

These documents need to be sent to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1BA.

4. Wait...

The DVLA can take several weeks to send you a V5C (assuming they approve your application).

5. Lastly...

Before you get on the road you will need to get a number plate made up and attached (you can get a local garage to do this) and you will need to insure your scooter. If you are riding it on a CBT licence you will also need to add learner plates.

Let us know if you need any help with this process!