Many Blue Badge holders could avoid paying increased Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) car tax fees when prices rise this April in a boost to motorists.
Although not all Blue Badge holders will be eligible for tax exemptions, many road users will meet the criteria meaning they no longer have to pay the annual fees.
Disabled drivers need to apply for a tax exemption with each case studied before a decision is reached to grant or deny the deductions.
However, motorists will likely be successful in their application if they receive the higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance.
Meanwhile, those on the enhanced rate mobility component of Personal Independence Payments or Adult Disability Payments will also be eligible.
Road users who receive the higher rate mobility component of Child Disability Payment will also get free cover.
Meanwhile, those with a War Pensioner’s Mobility Supplement or Armed Forces Independence Payment will also be exempt from VED fees.
According to GOV.UK, vehicles which apply for a tax exemption must be registered in the disabled person or nominated driver’s name.
Officials stress that the vehicle must only be used for the disabled individual’s personal needs.
Exemption applications can be submitted when road users send off for their vehicle tax every year.
Road users who receive the higher rate mobility component of Child Disability Payment will also get free cover.
Meanwhile, those with a War Pensioner’s Mobility Supplement or Armed Forces Independence Payment will also be exempt from VED fees.
According to GOV.UK, vehicles which apply for a tax exemption must be registered in the disabled person or nominated driver’s name.
Officials stress that the vehicle must only be used for the disabled individual’s personal needs.
Exemption applications can be submitted when road users send off for their vehicle tax every year.
Those claiming for an exemption for the first time can submit the relevant forms at The Post Office.
It could come at a great time for owners with VED fees set to increase in line with Retail Price Index (RPI) inflation from April 1, 2024.
Charges will increase across the board with almost all petrol and diesel vehicles affected with some kind of extra fee.
The standard rate for vehicles registered after 2017 will rise by £10 with fees hitting £190 per year.
Fees for models manufactured between 2001 and 2017 are determined on a band system with higher piloting vehicles paying more.
Owners with vehicles in the most polluting Band K will be billed £735 per year instead of £695 with fees also on the up for cars editing less emissions.
Meanwhile those behind the wheel of vehicles produced before 2001 will also be charged extra under the scheme.
Engines with more than 1549cc will see fees jump from £325 to £345 per annum while those below 1549cc will see a £10 increase to £210.
