Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have faced enforcement action for failing to pay the £0 cost of car tax for electric or low emission vehicles in the past five years.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) issues renewal reminders to the registered keeper of the vehicle. These reminders make clear that it is a legal requirement for a vehicle to be licensed annually even where no duty is payable. This helps ensure that the keeper information held on the DVLA’s record is accurate and reminds the keeper that if they do not intend on licensing the vehicle then it must be kept off road and a statutory off road notification must be made. The following table shows the number of electric or low emission vehicles with a nil rate of duty that were identified for potential enforcement action over the last five years as the vehicle had not been licensed on time.