Tax your vehicle

Tax your car, motorcycle or other vehicle using a reference number from:

  • a recent vehicle tax reminder or 鈥榣ast chance鈥� warning letter from DVLA
  • your vehicle log book (V5C) - it must be in your name
  • the green 鈥榥ew keeper鈥� slip from a log book if you鈥檝e just bought it

If you do not have any of these documents, you鈥檒l need to apply for a new log book. You can tax your vehicle at the same time.

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

You must tax your vehicle even if you do not have to pay anything, for example if you鈥檙e exempt because you鈥檙e disabled.

You鈥檒l need to meet all the legal obligations for drivers before you can drive.

This service is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).

Other ways to apply

Apply by phone

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

You cannot pay by Direct Debit over the phone.

At a Post Office

Go to a that deals with vehicle tax. You need to take either:听

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

You also need to take one of the following:

  • your vehicle log book (V5C) (it must be in your name)
  • the green 鈥榥ew keeper鈥� slip from a log book if you鈥檝e just bought it

You might also need to show evidence of an MOT (it must be valid when the tax starts). For example, a screenshot of your vehicle鈥檚 MOT history or your MOT certificate, if you have one.

It can take up to 2 days for MOT information to be updated, so you might not be able to tax your vehicle immediately after it passes its test.

If you live in Northern Ireland

To tax your vehicle at a Post Office in Northern Ireland, you鈥檒l also need both:

  • a paper copy of an insurance certificate or cover note听
  • an original MOT test certificate or evidence of a (TEC)

You can provide evidence of your TEC with a screenshot of your vehicle鈥檚 MOT history. If you cannot do this, you can show an expired MOT certificate.

You do not need to apply for a new MOT certificate.

If the vehicle is off the road

Register that your vehicle is off the road, for example you鈥檙e keeping it in a garage. You do not need to tax your vehicle.

Change your car鈥檚 tax class to or from 鈥榙isabled鈥�

You may need to change your vehicle鈥檚 tax class, for example if either:

  • your car was previously used by a disabled person
  • you鈥檙e disabled and taxing your car for the first time

You can only apply at a Post Office.

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