ADV · Deregistration & disposal
Application for deregistration of a motor vehicle
The ADV applies to deregister a motor vehicle so it is permanently removed from active registration on NaTIS.
- Form code
- ADV
- Form type
- Deregistration & disposal
- Related vehicle transaction
- Vehicle deregistration
- Who normally uses it
- Owners, insurers, fleets and dealers disposing of a vehicle
When you would use the ADV
- A vehicle has been written off or scrapped
- A vehicle is permanently exported
- A vehicle must be removed from the register
What the ADV asks for
- Identification of the person or organisation (ID number, or business/traffic register number for a company)
- Vehicle identification (licence number, VIN/chassis, engine number, make and model)
- The reason for deregistration
- Surrender of documents and plates where required
- Signature of the applicant or an authorised proxy or representative
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Forms often used with the ADV
ADV1Application for deregistration of a permanently demolished vehicleThe ADV1 deregisters a vehicle that has been permanently demolished, so the record can never be used again.DRCApplication for a duplicate registration or deregistration certificateThe DRC applies for a duplicate registration certificate (RC1) or deregistration certificate when the original is lost, damaged or destroyed.NCONotification of change of ownership or sale of a motor vehicleThe NCO tells NaTIS that a vehicle has been sold or that ownership has changed, so the seller is released and the buyer becomes the recorded owner.
The License Guys SA is a private vehicle administration business and is not NaTIS, the RTMC or a licensing authority. This page explains the official ADV form so you know what it is for; the official form itself remains the property of the relevant authority and requirements can change without notice.