You do not have to pay a fee in the following circumstances.
• If you are the new keeper and the previous keeper failed to tell us
about the change, you must have the New keeper’s details section
(V5C/2) from the V5C and send it to us with this application form.
• If the vehicle has been categorised as C salvage (repairs would cost
more than the vehicle was worth) by the insurance company and
they have destroyed the V5C. We will carry out checks to make sure
this is the case.
You have to pay for the following categories:
A = scrap only, B = break for spare parts only, and D = repairable.
You can get more information on salvage categories from the insurance company.