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Set up a Direct Debit payment with HMRC to pay your tax bill, including Self Assessment, PAYE, VAT and Corporation Tax

Set up, change or cancel your car tax Direct Debit, swap to another payment method, and what to do if you miss a Direct Debit payment

• Set up a Direct Debit

  You can set up a Direct Debit when you tax your vehicle online or at a…

• Renewing your vehicle tax

  Your Direct Debit for vehicle tax will renew automatically when it’s due…

• Change your address, email or name

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

• Change how often you pay

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

• Change bank account or payment method

  When you want to change the account your Direct Debit is taken from you…

• If a Direct Debit payment fails

  The Direct Debit account holder will get an email from DVLA if a payment…

• Cancel a Direct Debit

  DVLA will cancel your Direct Debit when you tell them your vehicle’s been:…

Find out how to set up a Direct Debit with your bank or building society if you’ve set up your duty deferment account.

• Updated: 23 December 2020

How to pay Class 1A National Insurance for employers, including a HMRC reference number, bank details, Faster Payments, CHAPS, Bacs, overseas payments and deadlines.

Set up regular payments to pay back your Help to Buy: Equity Loan fees and charges.

How to pay Class 2 self-employed National Insurance contributions - online, bank transfer, cheque, payslips.

Use the Making Tax Digital VATC9 form to tell your bank or building society to set up a Direct Debit to pay your VAT.

If you get help from social services, direct payments let you choose and buy the services you need yourself, instead of getting them from your council

Use form VAT623 to set up a Direct Debit to make your VAT Annual Accounting Scheme payments.

Instruct your bank or building society to pay environmental and other taxes or gaming duties by Direct Debit.

• Updated: 25 September 2018