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New Road Tax Bands

Car tax rates and bandings

The structure of vehicle tax (vehicle excise duty) will be reformed from 2009, to reward drivers of more fuel efficient cars and encourage them to consider the environmental performance when buying a new car.

More tax bands

New, smaller bands will be introduced from 1 April 2009 (for cars registered after 1 March 2001), so that a small change in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions has a bigger effect on the cost of vehicle tax. These changes include:

  • reduced rates for cars that emit up to 150g of CO2 per km
  • increased rates for the most polluting cars
  • a new top band for cars that emit more than 255g of CO2 per km

Alternative fuel cars will receive a discount of £20 (bands A to I) or £15 (bands J to M) in 2009-10, and £10 (all bands) in 2010-11.

First year rates

There will also be a new rate for the first year of owning a new car from 1 April 2010, with higher rates for the most polluting cars.

For the least polluting new cars, which emit 130g of CO2 per km or less, the first year rate will be zero. For new cars that emit between 131 and 160g of CO2 per km, the first year rate will be the same as the standard rate.

(quoting government website).


New Tax Bands

Tax BandCO2 Emissions (g/km)2007-08 rate2008-09 rate
 0-1000
B101-1203535
C121-150115120
D151-165140145
E166-185165170
F186+ (cars registered before 23/3/06) 205210
G226+ (cars registered after 23/3/06)300400

The new tax system 2009-10 and 2010-11

Tax BandCO2 Emissions (g/km)2009-10 standard rate2010-11 first year rate2010-11 standard rate 
 A 0-100 0 0 0 
 B 101-110 20 0 20
 C 111-120 30 0 35
 D 121-130 90 0 95
 E 131-140 110 115 115
 F 141-150 120 125 125
 G 151-160 150 155 155
 H 161-170 175 250 180
 I 171-180 205 300 210
 J 181-200 260 425 270
 K 201-225 300 550 310
 L 226-255 415 750 430
 M 255+ 440 950 455



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