Which cars are in a low or exempt road tax bracket?

I want to change my big old car for something small and economical. There are so many to choose from, but what do you recommend? I want low tax group, low VED and good mpg. I do mostly rural driving, occasional long journeys and don’t use motorways. I had thought secondhand but some new cars have very good warranty offers. Is it good value for money to get new, or better to get one a few years old?

Asked on 27 October 2010 by Amanda Eccles

Answered by Honest John

All these cars are free VED and from 4 January 2010 have been London Congestion Charge exempt:

Citroen C3 Airdream + 99g/km. Citroen DS3 DStyle 99g/km. FIAT 500 TwinAir 95g/km. Ford Fiesta 1.6 ECOnetic 5-speed manual 99g/km. Ford Focus ECOnetic 1.6 with stop/start 99g/km (from January 2010). Honda Insight coupe (not current Insight) 80g/km. Hyundai i10 1.0 3-cylinder. Hyundai i20 blue 1.4 75PS 6 speed 99g/km (from 2009). Lexus CT200h 96g/km. MINI One D 2011 model. Diesel MINI Cooper D 2011 model. Diesel Nissan Micra K13. Supercharged Peugeot 207 1.6HDI Economique 99g/km. Peugeot 3008 Hybrid 4 99g/km. Renault Twingo 1.5 eco2 (from early 2011) 90g/km. Renault Clio 1.5 eco2 (from February 2010) 98g/km. SEAT Ibiza 1.6 Ecomotive 89g/km. SEAT Leon Ecomotive 1.6 diesel 99g/km from October 2009. Toyota IQ 1.0 5-spd manual 99g/km. Toyota Auris hybrid. Toyota Prius III. Vauxhall Corsa ecoFLEX 1.3 3-dr (from January 2010) 98g/km. Volkswagen Polo Bluemotion 1 5-spd manual 99g/km. Volkswagen Golf Mk V1 1.6TDI Bluemotion 99g/km (from mid 2009) Volvo C30 1.6 DRIVe 99g/km (from October 2009 production).

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