V5C form can I send free via post office?

Geordie_bear

Just been online & it says I can send the form via post office however I've just been in & told I need an envelope and a stamp?! If so then why does it say Post Office as opposed to sending it via a letterbox?! Can anyone clarify this?:beer:

https://www.gov.uk/change-name-address-v5c

AdrianC

What it actually says on that page is...

If your vehicle needs taxing in the next 4 weeks

At the Post Office
Take your V5C to the Post Office - you can tax your vehicle and change your details at the same time.

So, yes, you can leave the V5C with them over the counter - if you're taxing the car at the same time, and the tax is due in the next four weeks. It doesn't say anything about any other situation.

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Can't you do it on a web page for nothing? I transferred my last car to a new keeper that way.

Saved the price of a stamp, a trip to a post box, and I got to keep the V5 with his details filled in.