DVLA's Vehicle online service. | Details about the vehicle

What is a 'Tax Class'? Vehicle Tax is chargeable on vehicles that are used or kept on a public road. Vehicles are liable for different rates of tax, which are arranged into categories. These categories are called 'Tax Classes'.

Can I use this service if I am tax exempt? This will depend on the reason you have been exempted from tax.

For the Disabled tax class, when you apply for a tax disc on our online service or the phone service we are able to electronically check your entitlement to disability exemption with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Opens a new window

and the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA) Opens a new window

Can I change the tax class of the vehicle over the telephone or the internet? You can only change your vehicle taxation at a DVLA local office or any Post Office® branch that issue tax discs. This service cannot change your vehicle taxation class.

For information on how to change the tax class of a vehicle, please go to How To Tax Opens a new window

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Can I change my address over the telephone or the internet? I am the registered keeper. No. You have to fill in your Registration Certificate with your new address and send it to DVLA

For information on how to notify a change of name/address, please go to Changes to Registration Certificate Opens a new window

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I have received the reminder but I no longer have the vehicle. What do I do? Section E on the back of the renewal reminder explains what you need to do.

I will be abroad when my vehicle tax is due to expire, what should I do? If you are going to be using your vehicle abroad you must make sure that it is taxed for the whole time you are away. If your vehicle tax is due to run out while you are abroad, you can apply for a new tax disc up to two calendar months before the date it runs out. To do this, take or post a V10 to a Post Office® branch that deals with this type of application or to a DVLA local office.

find your nearest Post Office® branch that deals with this type of application, phone 0845 722 3344.
To find your nearest DVLA local office, phone 0300 123 1277.

You will also need the following:

Your V5C
An insurance certificate or cover note. This must be valid on the date the tax disc starts
A MoT or Goods Vehicle Test (GVT) certificate, if you need one for your vehicle. This must be valid on the date the tax disc starts
The payment for the vehicle tax (unless your vehicle is a type that you do not have to pay vehicle tax for)
A valid exemption certificate (DLA404, MHS330 or WPA442) if you are applying to tax the vehicle in the disabled tax class. (This does not apply to invalid carriages.)
A letter explaining why you are applying so early. If you give an address abroad, we can send the new tax disc to you there

Note: you can only tax a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) at a DVLA local office using an 'Application to tax a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) (V85).

I am taking my vehicle out of the country permanently. Do I have to apply for a tax disc? For information about exporting your vehicle, please go to Exports Opens a new window

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I am going abroad temporarily with my vehicle and the tax disc expires while I am away. What can I do? For information about taking your vehicle abroad, please go to Exports Opens a new window

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