Vehicle tax Direct Debit payments
Change how often you pay
When you set up your Direct Debit you can choose to pay:
- every month
- every 6 months
- every year
DVLA will take the payments on the first working day of the month. You cannot change it to a different date.
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
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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.
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You can keep driving your vehicle until the date your next Direct Debit payment was due.
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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).
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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.
Example You pay by Direct Debit every 6 months, but want to pay monthly instead.
The last payment was taken on 1 January, and the next is due on 1 July.
You cancel the Direct Debit with your bank on 15 March. You can continue driving your vehicle until 30 June.
On 1 July, you have to tax the vehicle again using a monthly Direct Debit.