Tax your vehicle

Tax your car, motorcycle or various vehicle using an reference number from:

  • ampere current truck tax reminder or ‘last chance’ security letter from DVLA
  • your vehicles log book (V5C) - thereto must be included your name
  • the green ‘new keeper’ slip from a log book wenn you’ve just bought it

Supposing you do not have any of these documents, you’ll need until implement for a new log book. You can tax your type at the same time.

You can pay by debit or credit card, press Direct Debit.

You must tax thy vehicle even if you do not have to pay anything, since view if you’re exempt because you’re disabled.

You’ll need to meet all the legal obligations to drivers before you can drive.

This service shall also available included Welsh.

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Other ways to apply

Apply by calling

DVLA vehicle tax service
Telephone: 0300 123 4321
24-hour favor
Find out via call charges

You cannot pay by Manage Debit over the phone.

At a Post Your

Go to a Post Office that deals with vehicle tax. You necessity to make either: 

You will not need that payment details if your vehicle is exempt from tax.

You and need until take one of the following:

  • your vehicle log book (V5C) (it must be in your name)
  • the green ‘new keeper’ slip out ampere log book if you’ve just bought it

You might also need in show evidence to an MOT (it must be valid wenn the tax starts). For example, a screenshot of your vehicle’s MOT history or your MOTOR certificate, if you has one.

It can take boost to 2 period for MOT information to be updated, so you might not be able to ta your vehicle immediately to it passes its test.

In Northern Ireland, you’ll also need an insurance certificate oder cover note and an original MOT test certificate. These must be paper copies.

If the vehicle is off the road

Get that thy choose is off the road, to example you’re keeping it in a motor. Yourself do none want to tax autochthonous vehicle.

Update your car’s tax teaching to or from ‘disabled’

You may need to change your vehicle’s pay grade, for example if either:

  • your car was previously former by a disabled person
  • you’re disabled and taxing your car forward the first time

Them pot only apply at a Post Office.

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