Policy paper

Vehicle enforcement policy

This document sets out the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) enforcement policy for vehicle tax and registration in the UK.

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This document explains the enforcement policy for vehicle tax, registration and insurance. It describes the principles and practices underpinning the action taken on non-compliance, sets out the specific offences or penalties involved, and sanctions that will be applied.

Updates to this page

Published 7 April 2014
Last updated 12 October 2020 + show all updates
  1. Amendment to the penalties under the heading - keeping an untaxed vehicle.

  2. PDFs updated.

  3. This document has been revised to reflect the centralisation of Northern Ireland’s vehicle registration and licensing services, the abolition of the tax disc and the government’s crackdown on illegal foreign registered vehicles.

  4. First published.

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