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Vehicle Identity Check (VIC)

If a car has been notified as having been written off and/or scrapped after sustaining substantial damage, DVLNI will not issue a V5C(NI) Registration Certificate for the vehicle until Driver & Vehicle Testing Agency (DVTA) inform us that it has passed a Vehicle Identity Check (VIC).

If you apply for a V5C(NI) Registration Certificate for a vehicle that has been written off and/or scrapped you will be told that the vehicle needs a Vehicle Identity Check (VIC).

An application for an inspection will need to be made to DVTA who will examine the vehicle and verify its identity.

If DVTA believe, that the vehicle presented for testing is the original vehicle, a VIC Pass Certificate will be issued. This will enable DVLNI to proceed with your application, subject to normal requirements.