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How the tax exemption is claimed

apply at a Post Office that deals with vehicle tax (historic tax class); the vehicle must still be taxed every year at no charge

2026-27, from 2026-04-01 · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source · next expected change 2027-04-01

You must apply for a vehicle tax exemption to stop paying vehicle tax. This is sometimes called putting a vehicle into the ‘historic tax class’. You do not have to apply to stop getting an MOT for your vehicle each year. However, you must still keep it in a roadworthy condition.

key

uk/historic/tax-exemption-application

value

apply at a Post Office that deals with vehicle tax (historic tax class); the vehicle must still be taxed every year at no charge

period

2026-27

effective

2026-04-01 to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2027-04-01)

next expected change

2027-04-01 (annual: a fixed day each year)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

hash

sha256:78dcc415150774bc413849526efa9143021ca2f4f4946cf5e47166ea3300a3bc

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/historic/tax-exemption-application?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/historic/tax-exemption-application

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