1. VEHICLE EXCISE DUTY ('Road Tax'): Please summarise the Vehicle Excise Duty (Road Tax) changes as from March 2001? Then the changes for 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2008, 2009/2010 and 2010/2011. On 24th November 2008 the Chancellor 'U' turned on original proposals.

Please read down to the latest years.

Official VED and Tax Band Calculator www.vcacarfueldata.org.uk/ved/index.asp

To search for a new car by tax band, go to www.vcacarfueldata.org.uk/search/vedSearch.asp

To find out the CO2 of all cars first registered after 1997, go to www.smmtco2.co.uk/co2search2.asp

To find out the CO2 for new cars only, go to
www.vcacarfueldata.org.uk

To find lowest CO2 new cars by economy, go to
www.vcacarfueldata.org.uk/search/fuelConSearch.asp

Link to Clean Green Cars for CO2 CO2 figures:
www.cleangreencars.co.uk


(The previously set rates for 2009/2010 were substantially changed in the March 2008 Budget.)

Hidden in the March 2007 Budget was a provision that increased First Registration Tax from £38 to £50. This is in additional to the new Purchase Tax from April 2010.

From March 2001 to March 2006 VED Rates were as follows:

The CO2-based VED tax bands for new cars first registered on or after 1 March 2001 are as follows:
Up to 150g/km CO2 the owner pays £90 for a gas-fuelled car, £100 for a petrol-fuelled car or £110 for a diesel.
Up to 165g/km the rates are £110 for gas, £120 for petrol and £130 for diesel.
Up to 185g/km the rates are £130 for gas, £140 for petrol and £150 for diesel.
Over 185g/km (anything from a Nissan Primera III 1.6 at 186g/km to an Aston Martin V8 Vantage at 511g/km) the rates are £150 for gas, £155 for petrol and £160 for diesel.
From July 2001 all cars under 1,549cc first registered before 22/3/2001 qualify for the reduced £105 VED rate and this was backdated with rebates to November 2000. Cars first registered before 22/3/2001 1,550cc or over are taxed at £170pa.

From the April 2002 Budget, VED for cars emitting less than 120g/km CO2 was reduced by a further £30 to £60pa for alternative fuel cars, £70pa for petrol cars and £80 for diesel cars.

As from April 2003 the above VED rates were INCREASED by £5 each band.

From March 2006 - March 2007 VED Rates were as follows:-

First registered before March 2001 and below 1,549cc £110

First registered before March 2001 and above 1,549cc £175

First registered March 2001 onwards:-

Band A 100 g/km CO2 and below Petrol £0 Diesel £0

Band B 101 - 120 g/km CO2 Petrol £40 Diesel £50

Band C 121 - 150 g/km CO2 Petrol £100 Diesel £110

Band D 151 - 165 g/km CO2 Petrol £125 Diesel £135

Band E 166 - 185 g/km CO2 Petrol £150 Diesel £160

Band F 186 - 225 g/km CO2 Petrol £190 Diesel £195

Band G 226 g/km CO2 and above Petrol £210* Diesel £215*

* These rates apply only to vehicles first registered on or after 23-3-2006, otherwise the top rates are Petrol £190 and Diesel £195.

PLG (Private Light Goods) 1st reg before March 2001 £175
PLG (Private Light Goods) 1st reg March 2001 onwards £170
PLG (Private Light Goods) with EU4 engines £110

Full details for all vehicles at www.vcacarfueldata.org.uk

(formerly:www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/taxation.htm)


From March 2007 - March 2008 VED Rates were as follows:-

First registered before March 2001 and below 1,549cc £115

First registered before March 2001 and above 1,549cc £180

First registered March 2001 onwards:-

Band A 100 g/km CO2 and below Alt £0 Petrol/Diesel £0

Band B 101 - 120 g/km CO2 Alt £15 Petrol/ Diesel £35

Band C 121 - 150 g/km CO2 Alt £95 Petrol/Diesel £115

Band D 151 - 165 g/km CO2 Alt £120 Petrol/Diesel £140

Band E 166 - 185 g/km CO2 Alt £145 Petrol/Diesel £165

Band F 186 - 225 g/km CO2 Alt £190 Petrol/Diesel £205

Band G 226 g/km CO2 and above Alt £285* Petrol/Diesel £300*

* These rates apply only to vehicles first registered on or after 23-3-2006, otherwise vehicles 226g/km and over remain in Band F.

From March 2008 - March 2009 VED Rates are as follows:-

First registered before March 2001 and below 1,549cc £120

First registered before March 2001 and above 1,549cc £185

First registered March 2001 onwards:-

Band A 100 g/km CO2 and below Alt £0 Petrol/Diesel £0

Band B 101 - 120 g/km CO2 Alt £15 Petrol/ Diesel £35

Band C 121 - 150 g/km CO2 Alt £100 Petrol/Diesel £120

Band D 151 - 165 g/km CO2 Alt £125 Petrol/Diesel £145

Band E 166 - 185 g/km CO2 Alt £150 Petrol/Diesel £170

Band F 186 - 225 g/km CO2 Alt £195 Petrol/Diesel £210

Band G 226 g/km CO2 and above Alt £385* Petrol/Diesel £400*

Private Light Goods EU IV £120

Private Light Goods Standard Rate £180

* These rates apply only to vehicles first registered on or after 23-3-2006, otherwise vehicles 226g/km and over remain in Band F.

From March 2009 - March 2010 VED Rates will be as follows:-

THESE RATES WERE POSTPONED ON 24-11-08. SEE NEW RATES BELOW

First registered before March 2001 and below 1,549cc £120

First registered before March 2001 and above 1,549cc £200

First registered 1st March 2001 onwards:-

Band A 100 g/km CO2 and below Alt £0 Petrol/Diesel £0

Band B 101 - 110 g/km CO2 Alt £0 Petrol/ Diesel £20

Band C 111 - 120 g/km CO2 Alt £10 Petrol/Diesel £30

Band D 121 - 130 g/km CO2 Alt £70 Petrol/Diesel £90

Band E 131 - 140 g/km CO2 Alt £90 Petrol/Diesel £110

Band F 141 - 150 g/km CO2 Alt £100 Petrol/Diesel £120

Band G 151 - 160 g/km CO2 and above Alt £130 Petrol/Diesel £150

Band H 161 - 170 g/km CO2 and above Alt £155 Petrol/Diesel £175

Band I 171 - 180 g/km CO2 and above Alt £185 Petrol/Diesel £205

Band J 181 - 200 g/km CO2 and above Alt £245 Petrol/Diesel £260

Band K 201 - 225 g/km CO2 and above Alt £285 Petrol/Diesel £300

Band L 226 - 255 g/km CO2 and above Alt £400 Petrol/Diesel £415**

Band M Over 255 g/km CO2 and above Alt £415 Petrol/Diesel £440**

**An exemption was introduced on 14-5-2008 for cars first registered between 1-3-2001 and 22-6-2006. For the year 2009-2010, these cars emitting 201g/km or more will all be taxed at £300, not the higher rates of £415 and £440 that only apply to cars first registered on 23-3-2006 or later. Then, on 11-11-2008 it was announced that the increase for 2001Y - 2006/55 cars would be postponed, though precise details were not forthcoming.

From March 2010 - March 2011 VED Rates will be as follows:-

THESE RATES WERE POSTPONED ON 24-11-08. SEE NEW RATES BELOW

First registered before March 2001 and below 1,549cc £120

First registered before March 2001 and above 1,549cc £200

First registered March 2001 onwards:-

Band A 100 g/km CO2 and below Alt £0 Petrol/Diesel £0

Band B 101 - 110 g/km CO2 Alt £10 Petrol/ Diesel £20

Band C 111 - 120 g/km CO2 Alt £15 Petrol/Diesel £35

Band D 121 - 130 g/km CO2 Alt £85 Petrol/Diesel £95

Band E 131 - 140 g/km CO2 Alt £105 Petrol/Diesel £115

Band F 141 - 150 g/km CO2 Alt £115 Petrol/Diesel £125

Band G 151 - 160 g/km CO2 and above Alt £145 Petrol/Diesel £155

Band H 161 - 170 g/km CO2 and above Alt £170 Petrol/Diesel £180

Band I 171 - 180 g/km CO2 and above Alt £200 Petrol/Diesel £210

Band J 181 - 200 g/km CO2 and above Alt £260 Petrol/Diesel £270

Band K 201 - 225 g/km CO2 and above Alt £300 Petrol/Diesel £310

Band L 226 - 255 g/km CO2 and above Alt £420 Petrol/Diesel £430

Band M Over 255 g/km CO2 and above Alt £455 Petrol/Diesel £455

Note that the exemption from higher rates for vehicles first registered before 23-3-2006 no longer applies. These CO2 rates apply to all vehicles first registered after March 2001.

Additional New Car Purchase tax for higher C02 cars from March 2010:-

Band E 131 - 140 g/km CO2 £115

Band F 141 - 150 g/km CO2 £125

Band G 151 - 160 g/km CO2 £155

Band H 161 - 170 g/km CO2 £250

Band I 171 - 180 g/km CO2 £300

Band J 181 - 200 g/km CO2 £425

Band K 201 - 225 g/km CO2 £550

Band L 226 - 255 g/km CO2 £750

Band M Over 255 g/km CO2 £950



WARNING!!! VED ON SECOND-HAND IMPORTS

All vehicle registration and licensing is governed by the Vehicle Excise and
Registration Act (VERA). VERA states that any vehicle first registered on or after
1st March 2001 on the basis of an EC Certificate of Conformity or UK type approval
certificate that identifies the vehicle as having been approved as a light passenger
vehicle and specifies a CO2 emissions figure, falls to pay vehicle excise duty (VED)
according to its CO2 emissions figure and the type of fuel used.

The term "first registration" used in VERA means first registration under this legislation and therefore, first registration in the UK. The term does not extend to any initial non-UK registration. Consequently VED is charged according to a vehicle's date of first registration in the UK regardless of whether they are brand new vehicles or imported vehicles that are new to registration in the UK.

That means that a pre March 2001 car, even a 1995 car, imported after March 2001 will be subject to CO2 based tax rather than the normal standard rates for older cars.


TAX POSTPONED

On 11-11-2008 it was announced that the planned increase in VED for 2001Y to 2006/55 cars would be postponed, though precise details were not announced.



NEW TAX RATES FOR 2009/2010 ANNOUNCED 24-11-2008

(Originally proposed rates are in brackets for comparison)

From March 2009 - March 2010 VED Rates will be as follows:-

First registered before March 2001 and below 1,549cc £125

First registered before March 2001 and above 1,549cc £190

First registered 1st March 2001 onwards:-

Band A 100 g/km CO2 and below Alt £0 Petrol/Diesel £0

Band B 101 - 110 g/km CO2 Alt £0 Petrol/ Diesel £35 (£20)

Band C 111 - 120 g/km CO2 Alt £10 Petrol/Diesel £35 (£30)

Band D 121 - 130 g/km CO2 Alt £70 Petrol/Diesel £120 (£90)

Band E 131 - 140 g/km CO2 Alt £90 Petrol/Diesel £120 (£110)

Band F 141 - 150 g/km CO2 Alt £100 Petrol/Diesel £125 (£120)

Band G 151 - 160 g/km CO2 and above Alt £130 Petrol/Diesel £150 (£150)

Band H 161 - 170 g/km CO2 and above Alt £155 Petrol/Diesel £175 (£175)

Band I 171 - 180 g/km CO2 and above Alt £185 Petrol/Diesel £175 (£205)

Band J 181 - 200 g/km CO2 and above Alt £245 Petrol/Diesel £215 (£260)

Band K 201 - 225 g/km CO2 and above Alt £285 Petrol/Diesel £215 ****(£300)

Band L 226 - 255 g/km CO2 and above Alt £400 Petrol/Diesel £405 (£415**)

Band M Over 255 g/km CO2 and above Alt £415 Petrol/Diesel £405 (£440**)

PLG Vehicles first registered from 1-1-2001

EU4 and EU5 £125

Standard Rate £185

****Band K (£215) also includes cars emitting more than 225g/km first registered between 1-3-2001 and 23-3-2006.

(Explanation: **An exemption was introduced on 14-5-2008 for cars first registered between 1-3-2001 and 22-6-2006. For the year 2009-2010, these cars emitting 201g/km or more were to be taxed at £300, not the higher rates of £415 and £440 that only apply to cars first registered on 23-3-2006 or later. Then, on 11-11-2008 it was announced that the increase for 2001Y - 2006/55 cars would be postponed. ****It was later announced that cars emitting more than 225g/km first registered from 2001Y to 2006/55 would be taxed at Band K rates.)

From March 2010 - March 2011 VED Rates will be as follows:-

(Originally propsed rates are in brackets for comparison.)

First registered before March 2001 and below 1,549cc £125

First registered before March 2001 and above 1,549cc £205

First registered March 2001 onwards:-

Band A 100 g/km CO2 and below Alt £0 Petrol/Diesel £0

Band B 101 - 110 g/km CO2 Alt £10 Petrol/ Diesel £20 (£20)

Band C 111 - 120 g/km CO2 Alt £15 Petrol/Diesel £30 (£35)

Band D 121 - 130 g/km CO2 Alt £85 Petrol/Diesel £90 (£95)

Band E 131 - 140 g/km CO2 Alt £105 Petrol/Diesel £110 (£115)

Band F 141 - 150 g/km CO2 Alt £115 Petrol/Diesel £125 (£125)

Band G 151 - 160 g/km CO2 and above Alt £145 Petrol/Diesel £155 (£155)

Band H 161 - 170 g/km CO2 and above Alt £170 Petrol/Diesel £180 (£180)

Band I 171 - 180 g/km CO2 and above Alt £200 Petrol/Diesel £200 (£210)

Band J 181 - 200 g/km CO2 and above Alt £260 Petrol/Diesel £235 (£270)

Band K 201 - 225 g/km CO2 and above Alt £300 Petrol/Diesel £245**** (£310)

Band L 226 - 255 g/km CO2 and above Alt £420 Petrol/Diesel £425 (£430)

Band M Over 255 g/km CO2 and above Alt £455 Petrol/Diesel £435 (£455)

PLG Vehicles first registered from 1-1-2001

EU4 and EU5 £125

Standard Rate £185

****This rate also includes cars emitting more than 225g/km first registered between 1-3-2001 and 23-3-2006.

What are 'First Year' VED rates?:-

From April 2010 anyone buying a new car will pay a different rate of Vehicle Tax for the first tax disc. From the second tax disc onwards they will then pay the standard rate. This will only apply to new cars, not already registered cars.

Band A Up to 100g/km CO2 £0

Band B 101-110g/km CO2 £0

Band C 111-120g/km CO2 £0

Band D 121-130g/km CO2 £0

Band E 131 - 140 g/km CO2 £110

Band F 141 - 150 g/km CO2 £125

Band G 151 - 160 g/km CO2 £155

Band H 161 - 170 g/km CO2 £250

Band I 171 - 180 g/km CO2 £300

Band J 181 - 200 g/km CO2 £425

Band K 201 - 225 g/km CO2 £550

Band L 226 - 255 g/km CO2 £750

Band M Over 255 g/km CO2 £950