You can pay your car tax online if:
1. You are the car (or any other
road vehicle) is registered in your name
2. You have a Registration
Certificate or a Vehicle Licence Application / Statutory Off Road
Notification?
3. You have a valid motor insurance certificate covering
the use of the car.
4. You have a valid MOT certificate, Goods Vehicle or
Passenger Service Vehicle (PSV) test (if needed) that is valid on the start date
of the tax disc.
5. You will need a debit or credit card to pay your car
tax - there may be service charge for using a credit card.
6. You will
also need a valid DLA404 if you're entitled to and disability exemption.
During the online application your insurance, MOT and any entitlement to
a disability exemption will be checked.
A receipt for your payment and a
tax disc and will be mailed to you within 5 working days.
Your insurance,
on the start date of the tax disc or the date you apply later, is checked on the
MID (Motor Insurance Database). If your car tax and insurance are due on the
same date or if you have recently changed your insurance company, there could be
a problem with checking your insurance details as the MID may be updating their
database. Before you can check online to see if the MID has updated.
Make
sure to have the following when you Pay Your Car Tax Online
1. The 16
digit reference number printed in the yellow box on the front of your V11
reminder or the 11 digit reference number shown on the front of your
Registration Certificate and your vehicle registration number.
2. Your
DLA404 if you claim disability exemption.
3. Your debit or credit
card.