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Save Money on Tax For Your EV Before April 2025

Save Money on Tax For Your EV Before April 2025

Until now Electric Vehicles (EVs) have been exempt from road tax. But from 1st April 2025, any EV registered between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2025 will be subject to a standard rate (£195 in 2025/26) upon renewal.

You can delay having to pay your tax on your EV until 2026, all you need to do is re-tax your EV online before 1st April 2025.

Go to the Gov website

Open the Government website (https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax) and click "start now"

Do you have a reminder

When it says "do you have a tax reminder letter (V11) printed in your name", click "no"

Which document do you have

On this page, click the top option "I have a V5C Registration certificate (logbook) printed in my name""

Enter your reg and V5C reference number

Here you'll need to enter your reg and the 11 digit reference number from your logbook.

Check vehicle details

Make sure all your cars details are correct then click "continue"

Before you continue

You'll see a message saying "before you continue, the vehicle is currently taxed" - have a read and then click "continue"

Check vehicle details

On this page, you'll want to make sure that the price displayed for your electric vehicle is £0.00 and the duration is 12 months. If you're happy, enter your email address or mobile for a confirmation text/email and then click "continue"

All done

Application complete. You should have completed this process and be presented with a big green message saying "Application Complete" with a reference number. You should also receive your email/text depending on which option you picked.

EV Car Tax 2025

If the link above isn’t working, please click the below button that takes you to the Gov.uk website so you can start this process.

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