How to Change the Address on My V5
Did you lose the red logbook? Me too, buddy. It’s probably under the passenger seat, next to a dried-up packet of mints and a map from 2017. If you genuinely can’t find it, you need to apply for a duplicate V5 online. It costs a fee—about £25, which is the price of a pizza you don’t need—but it’s way less stressful than a trip to the post office with a photocopier.
Just search “apply for a duplicate V5” on the same website. They’ll send you a new one, and you can change the address on that new one immediately. It’s like a bureaucratic two-for-one deal, except you pay for the privilege. Deep down, you know it’s worth it.
And yes, the DVLA somehow knows if you’re lying about losing it. Don’t try to be clever. They have the patience of a mountain and the memory of an elephant.