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Not taxing a vehicle (or not declaring it off the road, SORN)

80 GBP DVLA penalty, plus the tax for the untaxed period

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

You’ll be fined £80 if you do not tax your vehicle or tell DVLA that it’s off the road. You’ll also have to pay for the time it was not taxed. If you do not pay your fine on time your vehicle could be clamped or crushed, or your details passed to a debt collection agency.
key
uk/penalties/untaxed-vehicle-fine
value
80 GBP DVLA penalty, plus the tax for the untaxed period
period
2026-27
effective
2026-04-01 to date
source
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-direct-debit/payment-fails
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
sha256:6a031e1fab8d99ea2f3c675e99dada19c2ec7168cbeec876f7d7bf0ac9ba3146
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

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

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  "quote": "You’ll be fined £80 if you do not tax your vehicle or tell DVLA that it’s off the road. You’ll also have to pay for the time it was not taxed. If you do not pay your fine on time your vehicle could be clamped or crushed, or your details passed to a debt collection agency.",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2027-04-01",
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    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/penalties/untaxed-vehicle-fine",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-direct-debit/payment-fails"
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