Vehicle Identity Check

Vehicle Identity Check

The Vehicle Identity Check (VIC) was introduced in the United Kingdom on 7 April 2003, and was created to prevent the illegal practice of vehicle cloning. It is a joint effort run by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA).

At present the VIC is only applicable to cars. When a car is written off by an insurance company as category C or higher than it will require checking. Category D vehicles do not require inspection. The test, carried out by VOSA, determines whether or not a car presented is the same one that is listed against DVLA records. It is not a check on any repairs carried out to the car. To apply for a check a VIC1 form needs to be completed and submitted to VOSA.

A car is bought with no V5 is in danger of it requiring a VIC the same as one which has been part of an accident which led to an insurance claim, even if there was no claim by the driver of the car.

The VIC is necessary to ensure an accident damaged car is not a stolen or cloned vehicle. The VIC does not determine the roadworthiness or mechanical safety of the vehicle. This function is part of the MOT.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency — overview Jurisdiction United Kingdom Minister responsible Mike Penning MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State executive …   Wikipedia

  • Identity document — National identity card redirects here. For cards referred to in the English language as national identity card , see National identity card (disambiguation). An identity document (also called a piece of identification or ID, or colloquially as… …   Wikipedia

  • Vehicle registration plates of the United Kingdom — See also: Vehicle registration plate British number plates (1983 – 2001 numbering system), as observed in 2004 (last character of registration not shown); bottom plate lacks the EU band, which is not compulsory. Vehicle registration plates are… …   Wikipedia

  • Check digit — A check digit is a form of redundancy check used for error detection, the decimal equivalent of a binary checksum. It consists of a single digit computed from the other digits in the message. With a check digit, one can detect simple errors in… …   Wikipedia

  • Identity Cards Act 2006 — The Identity Cards Act 2006[1] Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to make provision for a national scheme of registration of individuals …   Wikipedia

  • Motor vehicle theft — Vehicle with broken window. Motor vehicle theft (sometimes referred to as grand theft auto by the media and police departments in the US) is the criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a motor vehicle (such as an automobile, truck, bus,… …   Wikipedia

  • Background check — A background check or background investigation is the process of looking up and compiling criminal records, commercial records and financial records (in certain instances such as employment screening) of an individual. Background checks are often …   Wikipedia

  • The Sims 3 — Developer(s) The Sims Studio Publisher(s) Electronic Arts …   Wikipedia

  • 2005 civil unrest in France — French riots and French civil unrest redirect here. For the 2007 civil unrest, see 2007 civil unrest in France. Various scenes from the civil unrest The 2005 civil unrest in France of October and November (in French Les émeutes des banlieues de… …   Wikipedia

  • Special member state territories and the European Union — Map of European Union in the world (with overseas countries and territories (OCT) and outermost regions (OMR)) Several European Union member states have special territories which, for historical, geographical, or political reasons, enjoy special… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”