excise licence
noun [C] UK TAX, LAWDefinition
› a document showing that excise (= tax) has been paid on something: Dealers in game must have a council licence and an excise licence.
› (also vehicle excise licence) a document showing that tax has been paid on a vehicle: You may be stopped for careless driving, having a noisy exhaust, or not displaying an excise licence.
(Definition of excise licence noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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