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Car Tax Made Simple
Car tax, also known as road tax or VED, is a yearly fee for keeping a roadworthy vehicle in the UK. The amount varies by vehicle type and CO2 emissions: electric cars usually pay zero, motorcycles pay less, and higher-emission vehicles pay more. Your rate depends on your car’s registration date, with diesel vehicles facing an extra charge. First-year fees are based on emissions, with a flat rate after that.
You can pay for yourself or someone else, with exemptions for certain groups and refunds if your car is scrapped.
Important Update for EV Owners!
Starting from April 2025, all electric vehicles will be subject to road tax (VED) for the first time.
Starting in April 2025, the government is introducing new road tax (VED) rules for electric vehicles. This change means that even zero-emission cars, vans, and motorcycles will soon have an annual tax.
Here’s what you need to know to stay prepared:
Taxed from day one, with the lowest rate for zero emissions.
After the first year, EVs will move to a flat yearly rate.
Vehicles over £40,000 face an extra annual charge in years 2 to 6.
Even current EVs will start paying a student rate from 2025.
Make sure you're prepared!
Check when your car tax (or vehicle excise duty) is due with our easy and intuitive checker tool.
Only will we tell you when your tax is due to expire, but we will also set timely reminders to remind you in the future. Failure to have valid tax on your car can lead to fines and even prosecution.
Our service enables you to quickly retrieve your expiry date by registration. Unfortunately, without this we cannot check your date. However, you can still avail of our unique reminder service.
If you don’t want to continue driving your vehicle(s), you need to tell DVLA if it’s going to be off the road for more than 6 months, this is called submitting a SORN or “Statutory Off Road Notification”.
Make a wise choice and submit a SORN to DVLA online. DVLA is the agency responsible for your vehicle's tax, MOT, and other services like telling the DVLA you're taking your vehicle off the road. It's easy to set up and saves you money in the long run.
Frequently Asked Questions
Check your cars’ tax by inputting your registration number in the above field. It is also possible to get more information on your car’s current tax rates, by using the 11-digit reference number from your V5C. This service is completely free to use.
You may tax your car by using a reference number from a V11 or warning letter from the DVLA, a V5C in your name or a new keeper slip from a freshly bought vehicle. Keep in mind that you must tax your vehicle, even if it is exempt.
You may be exempt if your car is registered as off the road (SORN). Additionally, vehicles used by and for persons with disabilities, historic vehicles, mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs, electrical vehicles and vehicles used for agriculture, horticulture and forestry, as well as mowing machines, are all exempt from paying car tax.
If your car isn’t taxed, you will automatically be issued a fine of £80 and a warning. Paying the fine within 28 days will halve it, but not settling it may lead to going to court and facing a maximum penalty of £1,000. Make sure to check your car’s tax ahead of time to avoid unpleasant surprises.
In case your vehicle is no longer on the road, or in your possession, you may claim a refund for any full months of car road tax you’ve already paid. However, no refund is possible for credit card fees and the amount will be based on the lowest of either your first tax payment or the second rate of tax payment.