Vehicle tax annual prepayment rate
5%% used in the statutory formula
The rate applies to the tax covering the remainder of the year, not to the annual bill, so the actual discount is smaller than the headline rate and depends on which window you pay in.
- Applies to
- Anyone with a vehicle registered in their name
- Review cadence
- Checked once a year
What we have recorded
- 2026-01-015%
A January payment works out near 4.58% of the annual bill. March, June and September windows discount less.
Local Tax Act Enforcement Decree
One reading so far. This becomes a history the first time the figure moves while we are watching — which is the part that cannot be reconstructed later.
Guides that depend on this figure
When this figure moves, every guide above needs the same edit. That is why it is tracked here rather than copied into each one.