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You can set up a Direct Debit when you tax your vehicle online or at a Post Office.

You do not need to be the vehicle鈥檚 registered keeper to set up a Direct Debit. Emails and letters about Direct Debit payments are sent to the account holder.

How much it costs

The amount you pay depends on how often you want to make a payment. There鈥檚 a 5% surcharge if you pay:

• monthly
• every 6 months

There鈥檚 no surcharge if you pay yearly.

What you need

You need:

• your address and date of birth
• your bank or building society name, account number and sort code

You cannot set up a Direct Debit for an account that needs 2 signatures.

What happens next

1. You鈥檒l get a confirmation by email or post that your Direct Debit has been set up.

2. The first payment will not be taken until the vehicle tax has started. It can take up to 10 days. You can still use the vehicle before the payment is taken.

3. All the following payments will be taken on the first working day of the month that the Direct Debit is due.

Your Direct Debit for vehicle tax will renew automatically when it鈥檚 due to run out.

You鈥檒l get an email or letter telling you when your payments will be taken.

You will not be sent a vehicle tax reminder letter (V11).

The vehicle keeper must have a vehicle logbook (V5C) before the vehicle tax is renewed.

If the vehicle keeper does not have a V5C

Your Direct Debit will not automatically renew if there鈥檚 no vehicle keeper in DVLA鈥檚 records.

You can tell DVLA who the vehicle keeper is online.

If you do not get an email or letter when your vehicle tax runs out, you should contact DVLA.

If you do not have an MOT or insurance in place

DVLA will write to you if your vehicle鈥檚 MOT certificate will have run out when your vehicle tax is due to renew.

Your vehicle must pass an MOT by the time the current one runs out.

After it鈥檚 passed an MOT, DVLA鈥檚 records will be updated automatically. Your vehicle tax will be renewed on the date it was due to run out.

You do not need to contact DVLA or tax your vehicle again.

If you do not get an MOT in time, you鈥檒l need to tax your vehicle again.

Tell DVLA if you want to change the address, email or name on your Direct Debit.

You can call DVLA if:

• you鈥檝e moved house
• you鈥檝e got a new email address
• you鈥檝e got married or divorced and want to update your details
• there鈥檚 a mistake with your name or address

If you changed your name by deed poll

Write to DVLA if you鈥檝e changed your name by deed poll.

You need to include:

• your address and date of birth
• your bank or building society name, account number and sort code
• a copy of your deed poll

Send it to:

When you set up your Direct Debit you can choose to pay:

• every month
• every 6 months
• every year

To change how often you pay (for example, from every 6 months to monthly), you have to cancel your Direct Debit and then tax your vehicle again.

What you need to do

1. Ask your bank or building society to cancel your Direct Debit. Depending on your account, you can do this online, by phone or post, or at a branch.

2. You can keep driving your vehicle until the date your next Direct Debit payment was due.

3. Tax your vehicle on the first day of the month that your next Direct Debit payment was due. Use the 11 digit number on your vehicle log book (V5C).

4. Choose the Direct Debit option when you tax your vehicle. Then choose how often you want to pay - either monthly, every 6 months or every year.

When you want to change the account your Direct Debit is taken from you can either:

• ask your new bank or building society to move your Direct Debits from your old account
• change to another account you already have

You can also change to paying by credit or debit card.

Switching bank or building society

can move Direct Debits from your old bank account to your new one.

You do not need to tell DVLA or do anything else.

Move your Direct Debit to an account you already have

Your bank might be able to move a Direct Debit from one of your accounts to another if both accounts are with them. Check with your bank.

Contact DVLA if either:

• your bank cannot move the Direct Debit to your other account
• the 2 accounts are with different banks

You need to contact DVLA with your new bank account details at least 5 working days before the date of your next scheduled payment.

You鈥檒l need to provide:

• your new account number and sort code
• your new bank or building society鈥檚 name and address

If you write to DVLA, the letter must be signed and dated by the person who set up the Direct Debit.

Pay with a debit or credit card

1. Ask your bank or building society to cancel your Direct Debit. You can keep driving your vehicle until the date your next Direct Debit payment was due.

2. Tax your vehicle on the first day of the month that your next Direct Debit payment was due. Use the 11 digit number on your vehicle log book (V5C).

3. Pay the tax for your vehicle using a debit or credit card.

The Direct Debit account holder will get an email from DVLA if a payment fails because there is not enough money in the account.

DVLA will try to take the payment again within 4 working days. If that also fails, you鈥檒l get an email telling you that:

• the Direct Debit has failed twice and has been permanently cancelled
• your vehicle is no longer taxed

What to do if your Direct Debit is cancelled

You鈥檒l have to tax your vehicle using your vehicle log book (V5C). You鈥檒l need to either:

• make sure there鈥檚 enough money in your account and set up a new Direct Debit
• use a new payment method, for example, a debit card or Direct Debit from another account with enough money in it

If you do not do anything

You鈥檒l be fined 拢80 if you do not tax your vehicle or tell DVLA that it鈥檚 off the road. You鈥檒l also have to pay for the time it was not taxed.

DVLA will cancel your Direct Debit when you tell them your vehicle鈥檚 been:

• sold or transferred to someone else
• taken off the road, for example, you鈥檙e keeping it in a garage - this is called a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN)
• written off by your insurance company
• scrapped at a vehicle scrapyard
• stolen - you鈥檒l have to apply for a refund separately
• exported out of the UK

The Direct Debit will also be cancelled if you no longer have to pay vehicle tax because you鈥檝e told DVLA:

• it鈥檚 being used by a disabled person
• the vehicle is historic (it鈥檚 over 40 years old)

If you overpaid your tax

You鈥檒l automatically get a refund cheque for any full months left on your vehicle tax. The refund is calculated from the date DVLA gets your information.

If you cancel your Direct Debit just before a monthly payment is due, DVLA may still take the payment. You鈥檒l automatically get a refund within 10 working days if this happens.

Cancelling the Direct Debit for other reasons

If you cancel your Direct Debit with your bank or building society for any other reason, you must tax your vehicle again using either:

• a Direct Debit from an account with enough money in it
• another payment method, for example, by debit or credit card