Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
(asked on 14th June 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has received in credit card fees from people renewing vehicle tax online in the years (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) receipts from credit card fees from people renewing vehicle tax online or by phone for the previous three financial years are set out below.
Financial Year | Total number of Vehicle Excise Duty renewals* | Credit card fee receipts |
|
| £’000 |
2013-14 | 44,570,000 | 8,941 |
2014-15 | 47,300,000 | 8,730 |
2015-16 | 46,560,000 | 8,000 |
*covering renewals by all financial transaction types, not just credit cards.
The DVLA introduced the option to pay for Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) by credit card during 2004-05. To meet the additional costs of processing credit card payments, the DVLA applies a charge of £2.50, which is prescribed in legislation.
It should be noted that Direct Debit is now offered as an additional way for people to pay their VED.