Vehicle tax rate tables

    The rate of vehicle tax for cars is based on engine size or on fuel type and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, depending on when the car was registered – other types of vehicle have their own rates.

    The rates below show the cost of tax discs starting from 1 April 2014.

    If you know the vehicle details, you can find out its vehicle tax rate online.

    Otherwise, you can check the vehicle tax rates in the tables below. They also show the tax class (TC) of the vehicle type they are for.

    Cars and light goods vehicles registered before 1 March 2001

    The rate of vehicle tax is based on engine size for cars and light goods vehicles registered before 1 March 2001.

    Private/light goods (TC11)

    Engine size (cc)12 months rate6 months rate
    Not over 1549£145.00£79.75
    Over 1549£230.00£126.50

    Cars registered on or after 1 March 2001

    The rate of vehicle tax is based on fuel type and CO2 emissions for cars registered on or after 1 March 2001.

    The rates are split into bands depending on CO2 emissions – the lower the emissions, the lower the vehicle tax.

    CO2 emission details are shown on the car’s V5C registration certificate, or you can find emission details online.

    The following 2 tables contain the ‘standard’ rates of vehicle tax for cars that are already registered.

    Petrol car (TC48) and diesel car (TC49)

    BandCO2 emission (g/km)12 months rate6 months rate
    AUp to 100£0.00Not available
    B101-110£20.00Not available
    C111-120£30.00Not available
    D121-130£110.00£60.50
    E131-140£130.00£71.50
    F141-150£145.00£79.75
    G151-165£180.00£99.00
    H166-175£205.00£112.75
    I176-185£225.00£123.75
    J186-200£265.00£145.75
    K*201-225£285.00£156.75
    L226-255£485.00£266.75
    MOver 255£500.00£275.00

    *Includes cars with a CO2 figure over 225g/km but were registered before 23 March 2006.

    Alternative fuel car (TC59)

    BandCO2 emission (g/km)12 months rate6 months rate
    AUp to 100£0.00Not available
    B101-110£10.00Not available
    C111-120£20.00Not available
    D121-130£100.00£55.00
    E131-140£120.00£66.00
    F141-150£135.00£74.25
    G151-165£170.00£93.50
    H166-175£195.00£107.25
    I176-185£215.00£118.25
    J186-200£255.00£140.25
    K*201-225£275.00£151.25
    L226-255£475.00£261.25
    MOver 255£490.00£269.50

    *Includes cars with a CO2 figure over 225g/km but were registered before 23 March 2006.

    First year rates – cars registered on or after 1 April 2010

    These rates are for a vehicle’s first tax disc when it’s first registered.

    All tax discs after that are charged at the rates shown in the ‘Cars registered on or after 1 March 2001’ table above.

    Petrol car (TC48) and diesel car (TC49)

    BandCO2 emission (g/km)12 months rate6 months rate
    AUp to 100£0.00Not available
    B101-110£0.00Not available
    C111-120£0.00Not available
    D121-130£0.00Not available
    E131-140£130.00£71.50
    F141-150£145.00£79.75
    G151-165£180.00£99.00
    H166-175£290.00Not available
    I176-185£345.00Not available
    J186-200£485.00Not available
    K201-225£635.00Not available
    L226-255£860.00Not available
    MOver 255£1,090.00Not available

    Alternative fuel car (TC59)

    BandCO2 emission (g/km)12 months rate6 months rate
    AUp to 100£0.00Not available
    B101-110£0.00Not available
    C111-120£0.00Not available
    D121-130£0.00Not available
    E131-140£120.00£66.00
    F141-150£135.00£74.25
    G151-165£170.00£93.50
    H166-175£280.00Not available
    I176-185£335.00Not available
    J186-200£475.00Not available
    K201-225£625.00Not available
    L226-255£850.00Not available
    MOver 255£1,080.00Not available

    Other vehicle tax rates

    Light goods vehicles (TC39)

    Registered on or after 1 March 2001 and not over 3,500kg revenue weight (also known as maximum or gross vehicle weight).

    Vehicle12 months rate6 months rate
    Light goods vehicle£225.00£123.75

    Euro 4 light goods vehicles (TC36)

    Registered between 1 March 2003 and 31 December 2006 and not over 3,500kg revenue weight.

    Vehicle12 months rate6 months
    Euro 4 light goods vehicles£140.00£77.00

    Euro 5 light goods vehicles (TC36)

    Registered between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2010 and not over 3,500kg revenue weight.

    Vehicle12 months rate6 months rate
    Euro 5 light goods vehicles£140.00£77.00

    Motorcycle (with or without sidecar) (TC17)

    Engine size (cc)12 months rate6 months rate
    Not over 150£17.00Not available
    151-400£38.00Not available
    401-600£58.00£31.90
    Over 600£80.00£44.00

    Tricycles (not over 450kg unladen) (TC50)

    Engine size (cc)12 months rate6 months rate
    Tricycle not over 150£17.00Not available
    All other tricycles£80.00£44.00

    Trade licences

    Vehicle12 months rate6 months rate
    All vehicles£165.00£90.75
    Bicycles (only) not over 450kg£80.00£44.00
    Tricycles (only) not over 450kg£80.00£44.00