Car tax

Car Tax Check

Enter a registration to see if the vehicle is taxed, untaxed or SORN.

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  • Tax status
  • SORN
  • MOT included
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  • Taxed or SORN
  • Due dates where held
  • No account needed
  • Tax statusTaxed, SORN or untaxed
  • MOT as wellStatus comes with the check
  • Vehicle detailsMake, model and year
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What does our car tax check include?

Tax status

Taxed, untaxed or SORN, from the record for that registration.

Due date

A tax due date when the record includes one. This page does not take a payment.

MOT on the same report

The free check also shows MOT status and the test history. Tax status is not the MOT.

Vehicle details

Make, model and year, plus a VehicleScore out of 999.

Last V5C issue date

Where the record includes it. That date is not a check of the paper logbook.

Rates by model

Annual tax figures for a make and model are on the brand pages below. They are not the same as the taxed or untaxed line.

Browse Tax Costs by Car Brand

Select a manufacturer to view road tax details for all their models.

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How does our car tax check work?

Enter the registration above. The free report shows whether that vehicle is taxed, untaxed or SORN, and a due date when the record includes one. The status comes from the DVLA lookup. Payment is still made on GOV.UK.

Status is not the rate

Taxed means the record says vehicle tax is in place. It does not show the band or the annual amount. For rates by model, use the brand list on this page. The official tables are on GOV.UK.

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What the tax line means

Taxed, untaxed and SORN are different states. An untaxed car used on a public road can be clamped. This report is the record for that registration. It does not tax the car.

A due date is shown when we hold one. There is no payment history and no figure for tax still owed. The last V5C issue date, where we hold it, is not a check of the paper logbook. The V5C guide explains the document.

MOT status is on the same free report. A car can be taxed with an MOT that is about to run out, or have a valid MOT and still be untaxed.

Frequently Asked Questions

Taxed, untaxed or SORN, and a due date when the record has one. It also shows the MOT status and history on the same free report.

It does not show the tax band, the annual rate, a payment history, or any tax still owed.

Pick a manufacturer below and open a model. Those pages list road tax figures for recorded variants.

The rate tables themselves are on GOV.UK. This check does not take the payment.

SORN means the keeper has declared the vehicle off the road. It is not a type of tax.

A SORN vehicle should not be used or parked on a public road. Tax it again before you do.

Yes. The lookup uses the registration. A taxed status only means the record says that today.