JNugent writes:

He means Vehicle Excise Duty. Originally introduced to help pay off a
war debt, under the guise of paying for road improvements and
maintenance.

What is this "Vehicle Excise Duty"?

One will search in vain for the words "excise" or "duty" on a [V11]
form.

But you'll find "road" and "tax" easily enough.

Though, strangely enough, not next (or near) to each other. Most odd.

You _will_ find the word `vehicle' on there. Many times---and usually
in conjunction with `tax'. Yet you have conveniently omitted to mention
that. Also the acronym `MoT', even though this has been a bit of a
legal fiction for some decades now.

--
Mark