V55/5 boxes

Which V55/5 boxes can I leave blank?

Reviewed 2026-07-10

Short answer

Only leave a box blank when it genuinely does not apply or the official V355/5 guidance tells you not to complete it for your vehicle type.

Official position

The V55/5 is a generic form covering many vehicle types. DVLA guidance explains box-by-box requirements, and some boxes only apply to certain vehicle categories, approval routes or motor-trade cases.

What to do

Start with vehicle type: car, motorcycle, light goods, HGV, trailer or rebuilt vehicle.

Use your CoC, IVA/MSVA certificate, foreign registration document and MOT to fill technical fields.

Use the V355/5 guidance for boxes that do not apply to your vehicle category.

Explain missing approval data in the type-approval exemption area when appropriate.

Common mistakes

Leaving technical boxes blank because the information is hard to find, not because it is inapplicable.
Completing motor-trade boxes B1 and B2 as a private applicant.
Copying another vehicle example where the approval route or tax class is different.