Car Tax
The UK government has recently announced changes to the car tax system. We have updated this page to show the implications of these changes. You may also wish to read our 2008 Budget guide or take a look at Petrol Prices in your area.
Note that more cars now fall under the new road tax scheme, this Road Tax article explains the implications.
Car Road Tax Details
Tax Band | CO2 Emissions | 2008-09-10 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2010-11 |
A | 0-100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B | 101-110 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
C | 111-120 | 120 | 30 | 0 | 35 |
D | 121-130 | 145 | 90 | 0 | 95 |
E | 131-140 | 170 | 110 | 115 | 115 |
F | 141-150 | 210 | 120 | 125 | 125 |
G | 151-160 | 400 | 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 | 225+ | 440 | 950 | 455 |
The following table shows the UK Car Road Tax bands for 2006-2009, along with some common cars that are in each band. As you can clearly see the more environmentally friendly your car is the chear you car tax will be!
The latest budget says that the highest polluting cars (band G) will have their car tax increased to £300 for 2007/08 and to £400 for 08/09, whilst the least polluting cars will have the duty cut to £35 (band B) or if you have a band A car will still have zero car tax.
Cars in the C-E band will have their tax increased by £5, whilst band F will be increased by £10 to £200. Similar increases will apply the following year also.
Fuel duty is also going up 2p a litre, but this is in line with inflation.
The old Car Tax system is shown below :
Car Tax Group | Car Carbon Emissions | 06/07 Road | 07/08 Road | 08/09 Road | Typical Car in |
| A | <100g/km | £0 | £0 | £0 | Smart Diesel |
| B | 101-120g/km | £40 | £35 | £35 | Toyota Prius |
| C | 121-150g/km | £100 | £115 | £120 | Ford Focus (diesel) |
| D | 151-165g/km | £125 | £140 | £145 | Mini One hatchback 1.6 (petrol) |
| E | 166-185g/km | £150 | £165 | £170 | For Mondeo 1.8i (petrol) |
| F | 186-225g/km | £190 | £205 | £215 | Freelander 2.0 diesel |
| G | >225g/km | £210 | £300 | £400 | Jaguar X type 2.0 |
Which Tax Band is Your Car in?
Use the form below to find out your car CO2 emissions, and hence which car tax band you are in.
Source: Department of Transport* Add £10 for a diesel car in bands B, C, D and E and £5 for a diesel car in bands F and G.
The idea behind the Car Tax Band is to try to financially punish big car drivers to force them to buy more environmentally friendly cars. However you have to questions whether a £210 a year Car Road Tax bill is going to put someone off spending thousands of pounds on their new petrol guzzling, Carbon Dioxide beltching Porshe will really care about an extra couple of hundred pounds worth of tax?
You will probably also be interested in petrol prices in your area
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Date Added: Thursday 1st May 2008
"I think it is awful that you are punishing some of us who rely on our 4 wheel drives to get us through the day as we live in rural areas. Without my old toyota 4 by 4- i certainly cannot afford a new one by any stretch of the imagination- we would be trapped in bad weather or snow. I have a very poorly child who has regular hospital visits and who would probably have not been with us now were it not for my truck getting us through bad weather conditions to get him to our nearest hospital. Its a disgrace to charge me 185 pounds for my years tax. Why dont you pick on people who use cars they dont actually need not people like me who rely on ours."
Vicky Pedler
Date Added: Wednesday 9th April 2008
"Interesting - you say Jaguar X Type 2.5 Manual Saloon = Band G = £400 road tax April 08. I have just taxed mine 01.04.08 = Band F = £210!! Someone needs to check their figures...................."
N Spiby
Date Added: Sunday 6th April 2008
"The biggest blag on planet earth, yet as always the sheep will conform to the new tax rules thinking it helps the environment, has the government ran out of money or something? Wake up sheep!"
carpholio
Date Added: Friday 28th March 2008
"How does £200 on a high co2 producing car balance against £0 for a low co2 producing car when the mileage isn't taken into consideration. Cancel the tax and put it on fuel, that way the tax hits the usage, more miles driven - more tax!!!"
Chris Green
Date Added: Wednesday 26th March 2008
"The Citron C4 picasso emits 159gram/carbon per km. I'm not sure where you got 115 from?"
Admin
Date Added: Wednesday 26th March 2008
"If you think that raising the price of fuel and tax on cars has got anything to do with the environment, then you must as dumb as the rest of the peasants. If you think that Porsche owners can't afford to run their cars at any price then you should get out a bit more. If you want to do something about the rising numbers of vehicles on the roads then you have to stop parents giving 17 year old children cars as toys. People should learn responsibility and support society before they can pollute."
Drago
Date Added: Wednesday 12th March 2008
"A 2 ltr picasso in NOT going to emit 115g CO2 !!! that would make it less than the 119g fiesta Tdci 1.4 I think youll find you are wrong"
me
Date Added: Sunday 17th February 2008
"The information in the vehicles section does not match the values in the general table.(ie.rates for each band). Also no information for older models. Very confusing."
Steve
Date Added: Thursday 22nd November 2007
"very usefull thanks"
slike
Date Added: Sunday 28th October 2007
"no rover section so i was unable to find my taxation bracket"
j robbins
Date Added: Sunday 7th October 2007
"information incorrect for my car 2ltr picasso is ?115 not ?140"
Rob
