Amherst County Disabled Veteran Vehicle Tax Exemption

Amherst grants the one-vehicle exemption through the Commissioner of the Revenue under the constitutional provision; its code carries no separate vehicle section, and the 2026 personal property rate is $3.45.

Also called: car tax, personal property, vehicle tax, Amherst car tax, 100% disabled, TDIU.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Amherst County, VACounty

Amherst County applies the statewide one-vehicle exemption - one motor vehicle owned and used primarily by or for a veteran rated 100% service-connected, permanent and total, owned by the veteran or the spouse - through the Commissioner of the Revenue. The county code carries no separate vehicle-classification section of its own, so the constitutional provision and section 58.1-3668 govern; the office's listed duties include administering the veterans' exemptions, and questions go to the Commissioner's office at 434-946-9310. The 2026 personal property rate is $3.45 per $100 per the Commissioner's page (machinery and tools $2.00), with the state's PPTRA relief on qualifying personal-use vehicles set at a 26.40% discount capped at $182.16 for the year. The state's car-tax relief applies to the first $20,000 of a qualifying vehicle's value. A vehicle carrying DMV disabled veteran plates is also free of the county's vehicle license fee - see the vehicle license fee entry.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Amherst County Disabled Veteran Vehicle Tax Exemption
Gate	Rule
100% permanent and total	One owned motor vehicle used mainly by or for the veteran. Amherst accepts the 100% service-connected, permanent and total test; no county vehicle section narrows or widens it. One path is a VA rating of 100% that is service-connected, permanent, and total.
Permanent and total on the 100% path	The 100% rating has to be permanent and total. A 100% rating VA has not made permanent does not meet this path.
Individual unemployability	The other path is a total disability rating based on individual unemployability that VA has also rated permanent and total.
Permanent and total on the unemployability path	Individual unemployability qualifies on this path only when VA has rated the disability permanent and total.

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-10.

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