Policy paper

Vehicle enforcement policy

This document sets out the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) enforcement policy for vehicle tax and registration in the UK.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
• Published: 7 April 2014
• Last updated: 29 November 2024 — See all updates

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Vehicle enforcement policy

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DVLA enforcement of vehicle tax, registration and insurance offences

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This document explains the enforcement policy for vehicle tax, registration and insurance. It describes the principles and practices underpinning the action taken on non-compliance, sets out the specific offences or penalties involved, and sanctions that will be applied.

Published 7 April 2014
Last updated 29 November 2024 + show all updates

1. 29 November 2024

   Added information on DVLA and debt collection agencies

2. 12 October 2020

   Amendment to the penalties under the heading - keeping an untaxed vehicle.

3. 10 July 2019

   PDFs updated.

4. 11 February 2015

   This document has been revised to reflect the centralisation of Northern Ireland’s vehicle registration and licensing services, the abolition of the tax disc and the government’s crackdown on illegal foreign registered vehicles.

5. 7 April 2014

   First published.