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Change vehicle tax instalments

You can pay the vehicle tax in one, two or four instalments. You can change the number of instalments once per tax period before the first due date.

When can you change the vehicle tax instalment?

You can change the instalment if

  • you are liable to pay vehicle tax
  • the first instalment of the tax period has not yet been paid
  • you have not changed the instalment during the current tax period.

The person liable to pay the tax is the holder of the vehicle, meaning the main user, if a holder has been recorded in the Transport Register. If no holder has been recorded in the Transport Register, the owner of the vehicle is liable to pay the tax.

If you pay your vehicle tax in instalments, a charge of EUR 3 will be added to each instalment.

How to change your vehicle tax instalment

  1. Step 1

    Log in to My e-Services

    After identification, select your service role: personal services, acting on behalf of another person or acting on behalf of a company/an organisation.

  2. Step 2

    Go to the service

    You can go to the service in two ways:

    • On the front page, select Vehicles. Select the vehicle under My vehicles and services and then select Change your vehicle tax instalment under Vehicle-specific services.
    • On the front page, select Vehicle taxation. Select Change your vehicle tax instalment under Services and enter the vehicle registration number.
  3. Step 3

    Select the number of instalments

    Select the number of instalments and when the change will take effect.

  4. Step 4

    Confirm the change to the instalment

    The change to the instalment has been made when you see the confirmation view.

    You can print the confirmation or save it as a PDF file. The confirmation will also be saved in the My activities section. If you use Suomi.fi Messages, you will also receive the confirmation there.

  5. Step 5

    Check the up-to-date vehicle tax information

    After the change, check the up-to-date tax information by going from the Confirmation page to the Vehicle information page or by selecting Vehicle taxation on the front page.

    How to check and pay vehicle tax

Frequently asked questions about changing the instalment

The instalment cannot be changed if

  • you are not liable to pay vehicle tax
  • the tax period has already ended
  • the first instalment of the tax period has already been paid
  • the instalment has already been changed during the current tax period.

If the vehicle has been sold, the seller is liable for the tax up to and including the date of sale. The new owner or holder is liable for the tax from the day after the sale. The instalment can only be changed from the day after the sale.

If the tax bill, or invoice, sent by Traficom includes an instalment table, check the instalment amount in the table. Pay the amount of the first instalment.

If the tax bill does not include an instalment table and you want to change the instalment, contact vehicle tax advice.

You cannot change the amount of vehicle tax in My e-Services, so it is not possible to pay an incorrect amount through the service.

If you pay an incorrect amount in your online bank, the instalment arrangement will not be changed and the tax bill will remain in instalment payment status. If necessary, contact vehicle tax advice.

The change to the instalment will be shown immediately in My e-Services once you have received confirmation of the change.

The due date will not change after the instalment has been changed. After the change, check the amount of unpaid vehicle tax in the Pay tax service.

You can change the instalment in My e-Services even after you have received a payment reminder.

After changing the instalment, you can pay the vehicle tax directly in My e-Services. The service takes the late payment interest into account.

Change the instalment in your online bank. The tax bill sent by Traficom is attached to the e-invoice. Check the amount of the instalment and modify the sum of the payment to correspond to the instalment.

The change to the instalment is valid until further notice, which means that it also applies to future tax periods.

Please note that if you decommission the vehicle from traffic use and later recommission it, you will receive a tax bill with an instalment table, and you must select the instalment option again.

You can change the number of instalments only once per tax period. Once the change has been made, it cannot be changed again during the same tax period.

If you pay vehicle tax in two or four instalments, a charge of EUR 3 will be added to each instalment.

In one instalment: the tax period is 365 days. In a leap year, the tax period is 366 days.

In two instalments: the instalments are 183 days and 182 days. In a leap year, both instalments are 183 days.

In four instalments: the first three instalments are 91 days and the fourth instalment is 92 days. In a leap year, the fourth instalment is 93 days.

Vehicle Tax Act

Read Vehicle Tax Act Ulkoinen verkkopalvelu.

1281/2003Valid from: 01/01/2004

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