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Renew or tax your vehicle for the first time using a reminder letter, your log book or the green 'new keeper' slip - and how to tax if you do not have any documents

Check and report if a vehicle has up-to-date vehicle tax or is 'off road' (SORN)

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:…

Tables showing the rates for vehicle tax for different types of vehicle.

Renew or get vehicle tax if you do not have your reminder letter (V11), email or text message - renew online or at the Post Office with your V5C.

Rates of vehicle tax for all types of vehicle.

• Updated: 1 April 2024

Types of vehicle that are free to tax (exempt), including vehicles used by disabled people, mobility scooters, and historic vehicles

Your vehicle tax is cancelled and you get a refund for any full months of remaining tax when you tell DVLA you no longer have the vehicle or it's off the road

How the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) changes from 1 April 2025 will affect your vehicle.

• Updated: 14 August 2024

Register your vehicle as off the road - you will not need to pay vehicle tax until you put it on the road again