Need to tax a car or motorbike or truck? We’ve got payment options to suit every driver.

How to tax your vehicle

Whether you have a car, a motorbike or even a truck, we make it easy for you to pay your vehicle tax. There are plenty of payment options available to suit you too. Just pop into your nearest participating Post Office.

1. Vehicle documents

You’ll need one of the following:

  • Your V5C logbook or your V5C/2 if you’ve just bought the vehicle
  • Your V11
  • Your V85/1 (if it’s an HGV)

If you don’t have any of these, you need to apply for a new V5C. Fill out a V62 form, which you can pick up at your Galestreet Post Office. The cost is £25.

2. Other documents

Along with your vehicle document, you’ll need to bring the following:

  • A valid MOT certificate (valid from the date your vehicle tax starts or the date your vehicle tax is issued, whichever is later)
  • A valid Exemption Certificate (if you claim disabled vehicle tax)
  • A valid GVT or PSVC (if you need either of these, it will be mentioned on your vehicle tax reminder)

If you live in Northern Ireland, you’ll also need valid paper copy of either your current
certificate of insurance or a cover note. Your insurance needs to be valid from the date your
vehicle tax starts or the date your vehicle tax is issued – whichever is later.

3. Payment

There are plenty of ways to pay:

  • Direct Debit
  • Cheque
  • Debit/credit card
  • Cash
  • Postal Order

Going off-road?

If you’re planning to take your vehicle off the road, for example if you’re keeping your vehicle in a garage, on a drive or on private land, you need to make a Statutory Off-Road Notification (SORN).

It’s easy – simply tick the SORN declaration box on your V11 tax reminder form and bring it into your nearest participating Post Office.

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Prices

Petrol Car/Diesel Car (tax class 48 and 49) Diesel Car (tax class 49) Alternative Fuel Car (tax class 59)
CO2 emission 12 months 12 months 12 months
0 Nil Nil Nil
1-50 £10 £25 £0
51-75 £25 £115 £15
76-90 £115 £140 £105
91-100 £140 £160 £130
101-110 £160 £180 £150
111-130 £180 £220 £170
131-150 £220 £555 £210
151-170 £555 £895 £545
171-190 £895 £1,345 £885
191-225 £1,345 £1,910 £1,335
226-255 £1,910 £2,245 £1,900
Over 255 £2,245 £2,245 £2,235

Tax Class 12 Months 6 Months
Petrol/Diesel Car £155 £85.25
Alternative Fuel Car £145 £79.75

Type of vehicle 12 Months 6 Months
Light Goods Vehicles
(registered on or after 1st March 2001)		 £275 £151.25
Band A (up to 100g/km)*
Diesel/Petrol Car Nil Not available
Alternative Fuel Car Nil Not available
Band B (101-110g/km)*
Diesel/Petrol Car £20 Not available
Alternative Fuel Car £10 Not available
Band C (111-120g/km)*
Diesel/Petrol Car £30 Not available
Alternative Fuel Car £20 Not available
Band D (121-130g/km)*
Diesel/Petrol Car £130 £71.50
Alternative Fuel Car £120 £66
Band E (131-140g/km)*
Diesel/Petrol Car £155 £85.25
Alternative Fuel Car £145 £79.75
Band F (141-150g/km)*
Diesel/Petrol Car £170 £93.50
Alternative Fuel Car £160 £88
Band G (151-165g/km)*
Diesel/Petrol Car £210 £115.50
Alternative Fuel Car £200 £110
Band H (166-175g/km)*
Diesel/Petrol Car £250 £137.50
Alternative Fuel Car £240 £132
Band I (176-185g/km)*
Diesel/Petrol Car £275 £151.25
Alternative Fuel Car £265 £145.75
Band J (186-200g/km)*
Diesel/Petrol Car £315 £173.25
Alternative Fuel Car £305 £167.75
Band K (201-225g/km)*
Diesel/Petrol Car £340 £187
Alternative Fuel Car £330 £181.50
Band L (226-255g/km)*
Diesel/Petrol Car £585 £321.75
Alternative Fuel Car £575 £316.25
Band M (Over 255g/km)*
Diesel/Petrol Car £600 £330
Alternative Fuel Car £590 £324.50

FAQs

  • A reminder from the DVLA (known as a V11) or your Registration Certificate (known as a V5C).
    • If you have lost your V5C Registration Certificate, you can also tax your vehicle using a (V62) form.
  • If you are taxing a vehicle registered to a Northern Ireland address, you will need to show a valid vehicle insurance certificate or cover note.
  • You’ll also need an up to date MOT. This must be valid on the date your tax first starts.
  • If you are taxing a goods vehicle or a public vehicle, you may require a valid GVT or PSVC.

Bring all your paperwork together to our Galestreet Post Office

The seller should have given you a V5C/2 – sometimes called a New Keeper Supplement – when you bought the vehicle.

You can tax your new car online  or at the Galestreet Post Office. using the 12-digit reference number from the V5C/2 New Keeper Supplement.

No – tax discs were phased out in October 2014.

Yes! If you’re missing your DVLA reminder (called a V11) or your Registration Certificate (known as the V5C) you can still renew your vehicle tax at the Galestreet Post Office.

At the same time, you can apply for a new Registration Certificate using a (V62) application form A (V62) is available at Galestreet Post Office that deals with vehicle tax. It costs £25.00.

Yes – just fill in a V85/1 form if you have one or a V85 one, if not.

You’ll also need your Registration Certificate (your V5C). If you don’t have one, you can apply for a replacement – though this costs an extra £25.

Yes- though you’ll need your DVLA reminder (V11) or your Registration Certificate (V5C) plus a valid MOT, a (V62) is also available at any Post Office that deals with vehicle tax.

Yes – though you’ll still need your DVLA reminder (V11) or your Registration Certificate (V5C) plus a valid MOT, a (V62) is also available at Galestreet Post Office that deals with vehicle tax.

If you want to keep your vehicle off the road, you’ll need to make a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) instead of renewing the vehicle tax.

This applies if you’re going to keep your vehicle in a garage, on a drive, or on private land. Don’t worry – we can help with this too. Just bring in your V11 form to our vehicle licensing Galestreet Post Office.