People think of Road Tax (or Vehicle Excise Duty) as one tax - the disc that you used to put in your windscreen before the system went entirely electronic. But the fact is Road Tax is far more complicated than that and - for cars alone - is made up of at least four different systems and bands: Classic Car Road Tax. Includes road tax, MOT history, specification and registration information. Skip to main content New Vehicle Check Free Car Check Check Car Tax MOT Check Book an MOT Car History Check Sample History Check Free Vehicle Check App Frequently Asked Questions Customer Support.
Vehicle excise duty (VED), more commonly referred to as car tax, is increasing in the UK today adding up to £65 on to motorist’s annual bill. Tax rates for drivers across Britain are increasing as a result of an increase to RPI. The announcement was quietly made in the Autumn Budget documentation by Chancellor Philip Hammond. It marks the third change to car tax and rates in as many years, which is yet more bad news for British motorists. The stealth car tax rate could see first-year rates for drivers increase and subsequent year surcharges also reuse as a result.
Drivers of older vehicles face paying up to £15 more a year for their VED. A year later a decision was made to increase VED for diesel cars which did not meet the RDE2 emissions standard.
If a car does not meet this standard then the driver faces one tax band higher VED which could add up to £500 to the annual bill.Here are new car tax bands for diesel cars if your vehicle does not meet the RDE2 rates. 1 - 50 g/km CO2: £25. 51 - 75 g/km CO2: £100. 76 - 90 g/km CO2: £120.
91 - 100 g/km CO2: £140. 101 - 110 g/km CO2: £160. 111 - 130 g/km CO2: £200. 131 - 150 g/km CO2: £500.
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151 - 170 g/km CO2: £800. 171 - 190 g/km CO2: £1,200. 191 - 225 g/km CO2:£1,700. 226 - 255 g/km CO2:£2,000. Over 255 g/km CO2: £2,000.
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To check how much car tax you need to pay then you can use the tool on the VCA (Vehicle Certification Agency).Under the ‘Car fuel data, CO2 and vehicle tax tools’ you need to click on the 'Find vehicle tax information on a new or used car' section.You can then cycle through a number of pages to determine which vehicle you have and when it was registered which should give you an accurate VED figure.Drivers can also be fined a minimum of £80 for failing to have valid car tax. This can quickly rise to £1,000 if you’re caught by police or if your case goes to court.
On April 1st car tax rates will increase for motorists in Britain. The change, announced in the Autumn Budget 2018, could add as much as £65 on to the cost of vehicles excise duty. VED is increasing in line with the trail price index (RPI) which is why the fees are being inflated.
This is the third alteration to DVLA car tax rates in the UK over the past three years. In 2017, first-year rates were overhauled and increased adding hundreds more to the price of VED in the first year. New seconds and subsequent year rates were also introduced. These were £140 for all cars except hybrids which get a £10 discount and electric cars costing under £40,000 being exempt and zero emissions electric cars escaping paying anything.There is also a levy that vehicles costing over £40,000 need to pay of £310.In 2018 diesel cars owners faced paying up to £500 more for their car tax as any vehicle which failed to meet the new RDE2 real-world car emissions standards would need to pay one car tax band higher.As a result of the annual changes to car tax, you’d be forgiven if you were a bit confused about how much you face paying. To check how much car tax you need to pay then you can use the tool on the VCA (Vehicle Certification Agency).Under the ‘Car fuel data, CO2 and vehicle tax tools’ you need to click on the 'Find vehicle tax information on a new or used car' section.You can then cycle through a number of pages to determine which vehicle you have and when it was registered which should give you an accurate VED figure.Drivers can also be fined a minimum of £80 for failing to have valid car tax. This can quickly rise to £1,000 if you’re caught by police or if your case goes to court.