Paying vehicle tax by Direct Debit HD

You can now pay your vehicle tax by Direct Debit – either online or by going to a Post Office that deals with vehicle tax. You can set up your Direct Debit monthly, 6 monthly or yearly payments. When your tax runs out, we’ll renew it automatically. What you need If you’re the keeper of the vehicle you’ll need your V11 reminder letter or your vehicle registration certificate (logbook). If you’ve just bought the vehicle, you’ll need to use the V5C/2 new keeper supplement - which is the green section of the logbook. Make sure you get this from the seller. The vehicle also needs to be insured and have a valid MOT in place if it needs one. We’ll also need some personal details from you to set up your Direct Debit. These are: • the name of your bank or building society, • the account number and sort code, • your address, • date of birth and • email address. Once you have set it up When you finish your application, we’ll send you a payment schedule by email or post. This will tell you about the amount you’ll be paying and the fixed dates when we’ll take the payments. These dates cannot be changed. If there isn’t enough money in your account we’ll try again in 4 working days. Make sure the money is in the account the day before for the payment to be successful. If we still can’t take the payment we’ll cancel your Direct Debit and you’ll need to retax the vehicle. Once the Direct Debit is set up you should contact DVLA if you change your personal details, such as your name or address. For changes to bank details on your Direct Debit you should contact your bank directly. Before you use your vehicle We update our records within 5 days of you setting up the Direct Debit. You don’t have to wait for us to take the first payment before you can use your vehicle on the road. If you pay in advance, you can’t drive the vehicle until the date the tax starts. We’ll continue to take your Direct Debit payment unless you tell us you’re no longer using the vehicle, sold, scrapped or exported it. We’ll then stop taking the payments and will automatically issue you with a refund within 4-6 weeks for any full months that you haven’t used. Key points to remember  Your direct Debit will renew automatically  Make sure you have the money in your account on the payment date  Tell us when you are no longer using the vehicle, have sold, scrapped or exported it If you want more information about paying for vehicle tax by Direct Debit, go to www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-direct-debit