50% discount off vehicle road tax

berry61
berry61 Online Community Member Posts: 178 Contributor
in PIP, DLA, ADP and AA

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

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  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 4,172 Championing
    edited February 5

    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.

  • berry61
    berry61 Online Community Member Posts: 178 Contributor

    Thank you,

    @overlyAnxious for clearing that up, I will decide which way to go now I have that info.

    Thanks

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