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Vehicles and transport

You바카라 사이트™ll need to meet the legal obligations for drivers before you can drive.

Blue Badge parking scheme

The Blue Badge scheme provides a range of parking benefits for disabled people with severe walking difficulties who travel either as drivers or as passengers.

Vehicle tax exemption

Eligibility

You can apply for exemption from paying vehicle tax if you get the:

The vehicle must be registered in the disabled person바카라 사이트™s name or their nominated driver바카라 사이트™s name.

It must only be used for the disabled person바카라 사이트™s personal needs. It cannot be used by the nominated driver for their own personal use.

You can only use your exemption on one vehicle at a time. If you have more than one vehicle, you바카라 사이트™ll need to choose which one will be exempt from vehicle tax.

How to claim

You claim the exemption when you apply for vehicle tax.

If you바카라 사이트™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:

The vehicle should be registered in the disabled person바카라 사이트™s name or their nominated driver바카라 사이트™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 you바카라 사이트™re getting it - if you바카라 사이트™re getting PIP
  • an ADP decision letter from Social Security Scotland that shows your mobility component rate and the dates you바카라 사이트™re getting it - if you바카라 사이트™re getting ADP
  • the vehicle log book (V5C)
  • a V10 form
  • evidence of a current MOT, if you need one - for example, a copy of your vehicle바카라 사이트™s MOT history or your MOT certificate, if you have one
  • an original goods vehicle testing (GVT) certificate, if you need one
  • a cheque or payable order (made out to 바카라 사이트˜DVLA, Swansea바카라 사이트™) for 50% of the full rate of car tax for the vehicle
  • an insurance certificate or cover note (if you live in Northern Ireland)

Do not send your PIP assessment or any other medical information with your application.

If you바카라 사이트™ve just bought the vehicle and it바카라 사이트™s not registered in your name yet, you바카라 사이트™ll need to complete a V62 form and include the green 바카라 사이트˜new keeper바카라 사이트™ slip from the log book with your application.

Send the documents to:

DVLA
Swansea
SA99 1BF

If the vehicle is not registered to you or the nominated driver

When you make your application you will need to include a signed letter from the vehicle바카라 사이트™s registered keeper. This needs to say: 

  • how they know you
  • how the vehicle will be used, for example picking up your prescription or shopping 

The Motability Scheme

The can help you with leasing a car, powered wheelchair or scooter. You바카라 사이트™ll need to be getting one of the following:

  • higher rate of the mobility component of DLA
  • higher rate of the mobility component of Child Disability Payment
  • War Pensioners바카라 사이트™ Mobility Supplement
  • Armed Forces Independence Payment
  • enhanced rate of the mobility component of PIP
  • enhanced rate mobility component of Adult Disability Payment

VAT relief for vehicles

You may not have to pay VAT on having a vehicle adapted to suit your condition, or on the lease of a Motability vehicle - this is known as VAT relief.

Community and public transport

Your local council may operate dial-a-ride or taxi schemes, for example, using vouchers or tokens. You may also be eligible for a bus pass, a or both.

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