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First tax payment covers

12 months

2026-27, from 2026-04-01 · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source · next expected change 2027-04-01

You need to pay tax when the vehicle is first registered, this covers the vehicle for 12 months. You’ll then pay vehicle tax every 6 or 12 months at a different rate.
key
uk/ved-standard/first-registration-covers
value
12 months
period
2026-27
effective
2026-04-01 to date
source
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables
verified
2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2027-04-01)
next expected change
2027-04-01 (annual: a fixed day each year)
source checked
2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)
hash
sha256:e6a0530015e0ca906f6569f362bc3d3360478e00803fd0eb19aa3570b5462eba
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/ved-standard/first-registration-covers?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/ved-standard/first-registration-covers

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  "label": "First tax payment covers",
  "value": 12,
  "unit": "months",
  "period": "2026-27",
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-01",
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables",
  "quote": "You need to pay tax when the vehicle is first registered, this covers the vehicle for 12 months. You’ll then pay vehicle tax every 6 or 12 months at a different rate.",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2027-04-01",
  "changeCadence": "annual",
  "nextExpectedChange": "2027-04-01",
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
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  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/ved-standard/first-registration-covers",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables"
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}