50% discount off vehicle road tax

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berry61

Hello,

Last March 2024 I was entitled to the 50% discount for my car road tax, and I was told by Dvla I had to send a cheque for the full amount (12 months) for my vehicle road tax, a copy of my PIP award letter showing I get standard rate mobility, which I did and I was then sent a refund for 50% of the total cost back into my bank account.

I have been reading on the gov.uk site about the procedure for this discount and I states I only need to send a cheque for the 50% of the road fund licence.

Can someone tell me which arrangement is the correct one to follow.

Thanks everyone

OverlyAnxious

Hi,

There are two options here.

You can either pay for the full amount as normal, and then send the paperwork to the DVLA, so that you get 50% refunded.

OR you can send the paperwork to DVLA first, along with with a cheque for just 50% of the tax.

As there were major backlogs last year, the DVLA were advising people to pay the full tax first online or at a post office, and then claim the refund back afterwards, to ensure that they were not left without a car while waiting. Perhaps that is what caused the confusion.