Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties Mr. Goodwill To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the estimated average cost is of processing a vehicle excise duty application (a) at a post office, (b) by post and (c) online. Paul Clark The average cost for processing a vehicle excise duty application during 2009-10 is as follows: (a) Post Office: £1.47 (b) Not available (c) 95 pence.