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Direct Debit surcharge for monthly or 6-monthly payment

5 % of the annual rate

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

There’s a 5% surcharge if you pay: monthly; every 6 months. There’s no surcharge if you pay yearly.

key

uk/ved-standard/direct-debit-surcharge

value

5 % of the annual rate

period

2026-27

effective

2026-04-01 to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-direct-debit

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)

previous

5 % of the annual rate (2025-26) from 2025-04-01

hash

sha256:7d8a9450a4379fe38e323515e2311ca8c21713aba7581b13b930d14dd065593b

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/ved-standard/direct-debit-surcharge?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/ved-standard/direct-debit-surcharge

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  "unit": "% of the annual rate",
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  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2027-04-01",
  "changeCadence": "annual",
  "nextExpectedChange": "2027-04-01",
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
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  "signature": {
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  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/ved-standard/direct-debit-surcharge",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-direct-debit"
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