Vehicle Identity Check (VIC)
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The Vehicle Identity Check (VIC) was introduced in th United Kingdom on the 7th 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 and car derived vans. 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.
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