VIN & V5C
V5C registration certificate
Also known as: logbook, registration document
The DVLA-issued document showing the registered keeper of a UK vehicle. Not proof of ownership.
The V5C names the registered keeper — the person responsible for taxing and insuring the vehicle. It is not proof of legal ownership; that is established by the chain of bills of sale and finance settlement.
Current V5Cs are printed on red-edged paper with embedded watermarks, micro-printing and a unique document reference number on the top right. The reference number is what an HPI-style check uses to verify the document against the DVLA record.