Before you export your vehicle, you must complete the V5 Vehicle Document, which indicates the intended date of exportation, and return it to the DVLC or to a Vehicle Registration Office (VRO). If you take your vehicle abroad for more than 12 months, it is regarded as a permanent export. In its place you will receive a Certificate of Export V561 as confirmation of your vehicle's registration. If you apply in person to a VRO, you will normally be issued with the Export Certificate over the counter, provided you can produce the V5 Registration Document. If you do not have the V5 Registration Document or if you have the green V5/2 New Keeper's Supplement, you will need to complete an application to a VRO or send it to the DVLC.
If the application is made in person to a VRO, you will need to provide proof of identity, such as a driver's license, passport or utility bill, which indicates your name and address. Unless you are already registered as the keeper of the vehicle, checks for entitlement may have to be made before an Export Certificate is issued. If the VRO is unable to issue the Certificate, the application will be forwarded to the DVLC, and dispatch of the certificate may be delayed while entitlement is established. The VRO will not accept an application more than 14 days prior to the intended date of exportation. Please note you may be required to surrender the Export Certificate to the foreign authority when the vehicle is registered abroad.