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When to apply

If your tax is due to run out at the end of the month, you can renew it from the fifth day of the month.

Tax online or by phone

Use the reference number on your V11 reminder, V85/1 HGV reminder or Registration Certificate.

• Apply for a tax disc online or by phone

Tax with a V11 reminder at a Post Office® branch

Use the reminder at any Post Office® branch that issues tax discs or by post to the address shown on the reminder form. The reminder will be returned to you when the tax disc is issued.

Take or send the following:

• the completed V11 reminder
• insurance certificate or cover note
• valid MOT, passenger service vehicle (PSV) or goods vehicle test certificate
• the payment shown on the reminder

Tax with a V85/1 HGV reminder at a DVLA local office

Take or send the following:

• the completed V85/1 reminder
• Registration Certificate – if not available you’ll need to explain why
• insurance certificate or cover note
• valid MOT, passenger service vehicle (PSV) or goods vehicle test certificate
• plating certificate – if the Registration Certificate is not available or the vehicle has been re-plated since the last tax was issued
• valid reduced pollution certificate – if needed
• the payment shown on the reminder

• Find your nearest DVLA local office

Change of address or name

Write the new details in section six of your Registration Certificate; sign it and include this with your tax application.

Useful Contacts

• Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) contacts