One month to go until new vehicle tax rates come into force
There’s only one month to go until the way vehicle tax is calculated will change.
As the changes will only affect new cars and some motorhomes, we thought we’d have a look to see which areas registered the highest number of new vehicles last year.
The Birmingham postcode area was busiest buying new vehicles, with over 200,000 being registered.
Birmingham was followed by Milton Keynes and Guildford.
It’s no great surprise that postcodes in densely populated areas made the top 10, but it’s interesting that Glasgow (67,780), Manchester (32,177) and Liverpool (26,756) were just outside.
Not everybody will be affected by the changes immediately. The changes only apply to brand new cars and some motorhomes registered with DVLA on or after 1 April 2017. But we still wanted to make sure that everyone is aware at the same time, so we’ve been blogging regularly to let you know what DVLA’s been doing to get ready for the changes. We’ve been busy in other ways too, including:
- working very closely with stakeholders to make sure that they’re aware of the changes, including several webinars, such as for the fleet industry
- developing a new service to register new vehicles which will launch later this year.
- launching a publicity campaign that’s being run across social media, blogs and messages on DVLA literature
- getting our contact centre ready, who have an automated telephone service to quickly answer your questions
The changes take effect from 1 April 2017, so make sure you have a look at the new vehicle tax rates to see if they affect you.
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