VFV
Published 8 November 2026, 22:47
VFV (veículo em fim de vida) — end-of-life vehicle
This is what the law calls a vehicle that is no longer fit to drive — after an accident, a breakdown or simply through old age — and is therefore considered waste. From that point it is not sold or repaired but handed over to a dismantler.
Where you come across it. Scrapping a car, cancelling the matrícula, a car written off by the insurer as a total loss after an accident.
For a vehicle with VFV status, the matrícula is cancelled permanently: unlike an ordinary cancellation, it cannot be reinstated. An insurer that declares a total loss must tell the owner that a certificate of destruction is needed for the cancellation, and who submits it.