Delay paying £190 car tax on EV until April 2026 (action needed before the end of March 2025)

[GaryMG4]

Getting this back to the original post.

My letter arrived today and inform me tax expired on the 28th February. Took me 5 minutes to renew online and now taxed until 1st March 2026.

Surname starts with J.

Me too.

 

[Matt x power]

My reminder came today all sorted for another free year

 

[Susanna]

Mine done also

 

[3sheds]

I renewed it this morning as I knew I'd forget otherwise and it gave me up to 1 February 2026. Good enough for me!

 

[emmrecs]

it gave me up to 1 February 2026

1st February or 1st March?

 

[prawlin]

1st February or 1st March?

Ist February! If waited just another 5 days it would be until 1st March. That’s what I’m doing. I deffo won’t forget. Peter

 

[Alibro]

I just found this thread and decided to give it a go as I was concerned the HMRC might try to close the loophole in March (It's now the 24th Feb).
I was planning to sorn it on the 28th Feb and tax it on the 1st March (I did this before with another car to get it taxed before MOT ran out) but this seems like a much better idea so I went to the HMRC tax my car site, entered the details and continued on when it said the car was already taxed. I received an email confirming the car is now taxed for 12 months from the 1st Feb 2025.
I might do it again next month for funzies but happy to have saved myself £165.
BTW if anyone out there still thinks this is wrong I will point out that I have been paying over £400 per year to tax my EV converted Landrover Freelander because of DVLA/HMRC corruption so I don't have any qualms about this.

 

[Kenp1]

I bought my car on Friday, so next week I will do this and get an extra month free.

 

[3sheds]

Ist February! If waited just another 5 days it would be until 1st March. That’s what I’m doing. I deffo won’t forget. Peter

I'm sure you're right - you'll save yourself another £20 odd pounds. I just hope the DVLA website doesn't crash on 1 March when all the thrifty EV owners suddenly log on at the same time .

 

[Alibro]

I'm sure you're right - you'll save yourself another £20 odd pounds. I just hope the DVLA website doesn't crash on 1 March when all the thrifty EV owners suddenly log on at the same time .

£15?

 

[prawlin]

I'm sure you're right - you'll save yourself another £20 odd pounds. I just hope the DVLA website doesn't crash on 1 March when all the thrifty EV owners suddenly log on at the same time .

No matter if it did, we have the entire month of March in which to calmly renew it
Peter

 

[MG Clive]

£15?

Within a few pennies.

 

[prawlin]

I'm sure you're right - you'll save yourself another £20 odd pounds. I just hope the DVLA website doesn't crash on 1 March when all the thrifty EV owners suddenly log on at the same time .

As alluded to earlier today, there’s nothing to stop you renewing it again next week AFAIK.

 

[prawlin]

£15?

I bet it’s gone up again by April 2026 though!

 

[Rolfe]

I don't see how anyone could think this is wrong. It's entirely legal and they could have done something to close the loophole if they'd wanted to. I renewed a month early last year and saved myself 11 months.

 

[salty]

The only ones who'll think it's wrong are, the ICE warriors. Who begrudge EV'ers getting owt, they can't/don't get.

 

[Alibro]

The only ones who'll think it's wrong are, the ICE warriors. Who begrudge EV'ers getting owt, they can't/don't get.

My daughter has a 2014 or 15 diesel Merc A Class that is free tax so it's not just EV's

Edit, I just did the same for her and it worked.

 

[salty]

My daughter has a 2014 or 15 diesel Merc A Class that is free tax so it's not just EV's

Edit, I just did the same for her and it worked.

Result!

 

[JohnV6]

What is no bizarre is that our polluting Polo is still at £20 and my EV will be taxed the sames as my Morgan. Basically of course it is just legalised theft.

 

[siteguru]

Exactly. There's no logical or environmental reason for the VED on EVs to be so high, especially when other, polluting, vehicles have much lower VED. So this change is nothing more than a money-grab by the Government, because the increase in EVs has led to lower fuel sales hence lower tax revenue from that source.