Form

Tax a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) (form V85)

Application form to tax a HGV.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
• Published: 30 November 1997
• Last updated: 7 May 2025
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  1. 7 May 2025

     Updated V85 PDF.

  2. 1 March 2022

     English and Welsh language V85 application to tax a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) PDFs updated.

  3. 29 October 2019

     Added translation

  4. 27 September 2019

     updated pdf.

  5. 1 March 2019

     Welsh PDF updated.

  6. 22 February 2019

     Updated pdf.

  7. 26 April 2018

     PDF updated

  8. 21 April 2017

     PDF updated

  9. 22 November 2016

     Added translation

  10. 17 November 2016

      English PDF updated.

  11. 1 October 2014

      Updated version of the V85 published.

  12. 22 July 2014

      Update due to the centralisation of Northern Ireland vehicle services

  13. 1 April 2014

      Updated version of the V85 form.

  14. 1 July 2013

      New version of the V85 form.

  15. 30 November 1997

      First published.

Documents

V85 application to tax a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV)

Ref: V85

PDF, 3.26 MB, 2 pages

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Fill in the form V85 to tax a HGV.