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Historic vehicle not re-taxed on time (even at £0)

80 GBP

2026-27, from 2026-04-01 · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

It’s illegal to drive your vehicle if you have not taxed it. You can be fined £80 if you do not tax your vehicle on time.
key
uk/penalties/historic-late-renewal-fine
value
80 GBP
period
2026-27
effective
2026-04-01 to date
source
https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles/renewing-vehicle-tax-historic-vehicle
verified
2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2027-04-01)
next expected change
none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)
hash
sha256:4882ccd9edbefb893469961ac9471f4e803529599125507b4eb147d80ce47a05
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/penalties/historic-late-renewal-fine?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/penalties/historic-late-renewal-fine

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  "unit": "GBP",
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  "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-01",
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  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles/renewing-vehicle-tax-historic-vehicle",
  "quote": "It’s illegal to drive your vehicle if you have not taxed it. You can be fined £80 if you do not tax your vehicle on time.",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2027-04-01",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
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  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
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    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/penalties/historic-late-renewal-fine",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles/renewing-vehicle-tax-historic-vehicle"
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