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Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003

Enforcement - Offences - Offences relating to other requirements for motor vehicle trading

106: Duty to produce certificate of registration

You could also call this:

"Show your car's registration certificate when asked"

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You must show your certificate of registration if someone asks to see it. You will be in trouble if you do not show it without a good reason. The penalty for not showing your certificate is explained in section 116.

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Part 4Enforcement
Offences: Offences relating to other requirements for motor vehicle trading

106Duty to produce certificate of registration

  1. A person commits an offence if the person fails, without reasonable excuse, to produce for inspection that person's certificate of registration, or a copy of that certificate, when asked to do so by any person.

  2. The penalty on conviction for an offence against this section is set out in section 116.