Rates of vehicle tax
for cars, motorcycles, light goods vehicles and private light goods vehicles
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The following tables give the rates of vehicle tax that will apply on or after 1 April 2024. Please go to www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-tax for the technical details of your vehicle. Where Direct Debit is
available the rates are shown. Anyone buying a new car will pay a different rate of vehicle tax for the first licence. From the second licence onwards, the standard rate of vehicle tax will apply.
First licence rates for cars registered on or after 01/04/24 based on CO2
emissions and fuel type
CO2
Petrol car/diesel car*
(tax class 48 and 49)
Diesel car**
(tax class 49)
Alternative fuel car
(tax class 59)
12
months
12
months
12
months
0 £0 £0 £0
1 to 50 £10 £30 £0
51 to 75 £30 £135 £20
76 to 90 £135 £175 £125
91 to 100 £175 £195 £165
101 to 110 £195 £220 £185
111 to 130 £220 £270 £210
131 to 150 £270 £680 £260
151 to 170 £680 £1,095 £670
171 to 190 £1,095 £1,650 £1,085
191 to 225 £1,650 £2,340 £1,640
226 to 255 £2,340 £2,745 £2,330
Over 255 £2,745 £2,745 £2,735
* Diesel cars tested to RDE2 standards.
** Diesel cars tested to RDE standards.
Cars registered on or after 01/04/17 – Standard rate (£)
Note: Cars with a list price of over £40,000 at first registration will pay the
additional rate for 5 years from the start of the second licence
Tax class
Non Direct Debit Direct Debit
12
months
6
months
Single
12 month
payment
Total payable
by 12 monthly
installments
Single
6 month
payment
Petrol/diesel car £190 £104.50 £190 £199.50 £99.75
Alternative fuel car £180 £99 £180 £189 £94.50
Total including the £410 additional rate
Petrol/diesel car £600 £330 £600 £630 £315
Alternative fuel car £590 £324.50 £590 £619.50 £309.75
Cars registered on or after 01/03/01 and before 01/04/17 based
on CO2 emissions and fuel type
Band
CO2
emission
figure (g/km)
Petrol car (tax class 48) and diesel car (tax class 49)
Non Direct Debit Direct Debit
12
months
6
months
Single
12 month
payment
Total payable
by 12 monthly
installments
Single
6 month
payment
A Up to 100 £0 - £0 - -
B 101 to 110 £20 - £20 £21 -
C 111 to 120 £35 - £35 £36.75 -
D 121 to 130 £160 £88 £160 £168 £84
E 131 to 140 £190 £104.50 £190 £199.50 £99.75
F 141 to 150 £210 £115.50 £210 £220.50 £110.25
G 151 to 165 £255 £140.25 £255 £267.75 £133.88
H 166 to 175 £305 £167.75 £305 £320.25 £160.13
I 176 to 185 £335 £184.25 £335 £351.75 £175.88
J 186 to 200 £385 £211.75 £385 £404.25 £202.13
K* 201 to 225 £415 £228.25 £415 £435.75 £217.88
L 226 to 255 £710 £390.50 £710 £745.50 £372.75
M Over 255 £735 £404.25 £735 £771.75 £385.88
Alternative fuel car (tax class 59)
Alternative fuels
non Direct Debit Alternative fuels Direct Debit
12
months
6
months
Single
12 month
payment
Total payable
by 12 monthly
installments
Single
6 month
payment
A Up to 100 £0 - - - -
B 101 to 110 £10 - £10 £10.50 -
C 111 to 120 £25 - £25 £26.25 -
D 121 to 130 £150 £82.50 £150 £157.50 £78.75
E 131 to 140 £180 £99 £180 £189 £94.50
F 141 to 150 £200 £110 £200 £210 £105
G 151 to 165 £245 £134.75 £245 £257.25 £128.63
H 166 to 175 £295 £162.25 £295 £309.75 £154.88
I 176 to 185 £325 £178.75 £325 £341.25 £170.63
J 186 to 200 £375 £206.25 £375 £393.75 £196.88
K* 201 to 225 £405 £222.75 £405 £425.25 £212.63
L 226 to 255 £700 £385 £700 £735 £367.50
M Over 255 £725 £398.75 £725 £761.25 £380.63
* Band K includes cars that have a CO2 emission figure over 225g/km but were registered before 23 March 2006.
2/24
Private/light goods vehicle (tax class 11) weighing no more than 3,500kg
Non Direct Debit Direct Debit
12
months
6
months
Single
12 month
payment
Total payable
by 12 monthly
installments
Single
6 month
payment
Not over 1549cc £210 £115.50 £210 £220.50 £110.25
Over 1549cc £345 £189.75 £345 £362.25 £181.13
Euro 4 light goods vehicles (tax class 36) weighing no more than 3,500kg
Non Direct Debit Direct Debit
12
months
6
months
Single
12 month
payment
Total payable
by 12 monthly
installments
Single
6 month
payment
Vehicles registered between
1 March 2003 and
31 December 2006 and which
are Euro 4 compliant £140 £77 £140 £147 £73.50
Motorcycles and Tricycles (weighing no more than 450kg)
CC
Non Direct Debit Direct Debit
12
months
6
months
Single
12 month
payment
Total payable
by 12 monthly
installments
Single
6 month
payment
Tax class 17 Motorcycles
(with or without a sidecar)
Not over 150cc £25 - £25 £26.25 -
151 to 400cc £55 £30.25 £55 £57.75 £28.88
401 to 600cc £84 £46.20 £84 £88.20 £44.10
Over 600cc £117 £64.35 £117 £122.85 £61.43
Tax class 50 Tricycles
(with or without
a sidecar)
Not over 150cc £25 - £25 £26.25 -
All other
tricycles £117 £64.35 £117 £122.85 £61.43
Motorcycles and Tricycles over 450kg must be taxed in the PLG tax class
Light goods vehicle (tax class 39) weighing no more than 3,500kg
Non Direct Debit Direct Debit
12
months
6
months
Single
12 month
payment
Total payable
by 12 monthly
installments
Single
6 month
payment
Vehicles registered on or
after 1 March 2001 £335 £184.25 £335 £351.75 £175.88
Euro 5 light goods vehicles (tax class 36) weighing no more than 3,500kg
Non Direct Debit Direct Debit
12
months
6
months
Single
12 month
payment
Total payable
by 12 monthly
installments
Single
6 month
payment
Vehicles registered between
1 January 2009 and
31 December 2010 and which
are Euro 5 compliant £140 £77 £140 £147 £73.50
Trade licences
12
months
6
months
11
months
10
months
9
months
8
months
7
months
Trade licences available
for all vehicles £165 £90.75 £165 £151.25 £136.10 £121 £105.85
Motorcycles (weighing
no more than 450kg
without a sidecar) £117 £64.35 £117 £107.25 £96.50 £85.80 £75.05
Tricycles (weighing no
more than 450kg
without a sidecar) £117 £64.35 £117 £107.25 £96.50 £85.80 £75.05
To calculate your tax please visit www.gov.uk/calculate-vehicle-tax-rates
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