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How to Apply for Disabled Vehicle Tax Exemption

If a car is essential for safe and manageable travel, you may be eligible for vehicle tax exemption.

Apply for Disabled Vehicle Tax Exemption

You may be eligible if you or your child have sensory processing differences or a condition that means using a vehicle is the safest and most manageable way to travel. This can include:

A disabled vehicle tax exemption allows people with certain disabilities, or those who help them, to use their vehicle without paying tax.

You may be eligible if:
You receive the higher or enhanced rate mobility component of one of the qualifying benefits: Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Child Disability Payment (CDP), Adult Disability Payment (ADP), Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance (SADLA), Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP), or War Pensioners Mobility Supplement (WPMS).
The vehicle is used by the disabled person or someone who drives only to help them (e.g., for prescriptions or shopping).
To apply for free disabled vehicle tax for the first time, follow the 3 steps on this page.

Disabled Vehicle Tax

3 Simple Steps to Apply

Step 1: Gather Documents

Certificate of entitlement (DLA, PIP, CDP, ADP, SADLA, AFIP, WPMS)
Vehicle documents: V5C or new keeper slip + V62
MOT or GVT certificate (valid on start date)
NI vehicles: valid insurance certificate

Step 2: Apply

New vehicle: Take documents to dealership
Used vehicle: Go to Post Office® branch
Future renewals: Online, phone, or Post Office

Step 3: Keep It Valid

Use vehicle for the disabled person or to help them
Update if circumstances change
Request replacement certificate if lost, stolen, or vehicle changes

Tip: Always include your vehicle registration number on the entitlement certificate.

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