Motorists can cut their car tax bills with a 'legal' trick (Image: Getty) Motorists can cut their DVLA car tax bills by £300 using a legal hack likely available to millions of road users across the UK. Disabled drivers who receive benefits could be eligible for a 50 percent reduction in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) fees every year. As well as the standard £190 per year VED charge the discount will also apply to the ‘expensive car supplement’ paid by many owners.
This ‘luxury car tax’ fee is an extra £410 bill paid by those who own vehicles valued at more than £40,000. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.
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Log('[Load] OVP tcfLoaded',new Date())})}},1500)}) The charge is paid between the second and sixth year a car is registered with owners of costly petrol, diesel and electric vehicles caught out. READ MORE Little-known DVLA benefit could see car tax slashed by £95 for millions Disabled drivers can take advantage of car tax discounts (Image: Getty) For many, it brings the total cost of VED to a whopping £600 per annum but many could find they can cut the total in half. Disabled Motoring UK has previously said: “You will also be entitled to a 50 percent reduction on the additional charge added for vehicles of a list price above £40,000 when first registered.
“For example, a customer purchases a new petrol car with a list price of £41,000 at first registration – they will be entitled to a 50 percent reduction on the total vehicle tax, including the additional rate.” The 50 percent VED discount is for anyone who receives the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) benefit. DON'T MISS Labour's new pay-per-mile car tax scheme could track driver's 'every move' [LATEST] Fears Labour pay-per-mile road tax will push most vulnerable drivers 'to brink' [ANALYSIS] DVLA sends urgent 'five minute' warning to all UK drivers to avoid £1,000 fine [COMMENT] This is paid out to those under state pension age who need extra support as a result of a long-term illness or disability.
Those paid the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) may also apply for a car tax exemption. Motorists in Scotland can also take advantage of the savings if they get the Adult Disability Payment (ADP). According to a 2023 Motability report, there are around 2.
45 million disabled drivers and passengers in the UK. Around 1.2 million vehicles were in the disabled tax class in the UK by the end of 2021.
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Read our Privacy Policy This represents three percent of all licensed vehicles on Britain's roads and shows how many could be unknowingly eligible for savings. However, GOV.UK urged drivers not to abuse the system by registering vehicles not directly used by the disabled licence holder.
They commented: “The vehicle must be registered in the disabled person’s name or their nominated driver’s name. “It must only be used for the disabled person’s personal needs. It cannot be used by the nominated driver for their own personal use.
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