Search services and support Mobility Transport and travel Exemption from transport costs Vehicles and transport If you’re disabled you can apply for the following: exemption from paying vehicle tax parking benefits - Blue Badge disabled persons bus pass or railcard help to buy or lease a car from The Motability Scheme Vehicle tax exemption Eligibility You can apply for exemption from paying vehicle tax if you get the: higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) enhanced rate mobility component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement Armed Forces Independence Payment The vehicle must be registered in the disabled person’s name or their nominated driver’s name. It must only be used for the disabled person’s personal needs. It cannot be used by the nominated driver for their own personal use. You can only have one vehicle tax exemption at any one time. How to claim You claim the exemption when you apply for vehicle tax. If you’re claiming for a vehicle for the first time, you have to claim at a Post Office. You must do this every time you change your vehicle. Vehicle tax reduction Eligibility You can get a 50% reduction in vehicle tax if you get the PIP standard rate mobility component. The vehicle should be registered in the disabled person’s name or their nominated driver’s name. You cannot get a reduction for getting the DLA lower rate mobility component. How to claim You must include the following with your application: a letter or statement from the Department for Work and Pensions that shows your PIP rate and the dates you’re getting it the vehicle log book (V5C) a V10 form an original MOT or GVT certificate (if your vehicle needs one) a cheque or payable order (made out to ‘DVLA, Swansea’) for 50% of the full rate of car tax for the vehicle an insurance certificate or cover note (if you live in Northern Ireland) Full details are available at the GOV.UK website here: https://www.gov.uk/financial-help-disabled/vehicles-and-transport