Rates of vehicle tax V149

for cars, motorcycles, light goods vehicles and private light goods vehicles

The following tables give the rates of vehicle tax from 1 April 2023. 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 01/04/23 based on CO2 Cars registered on or after 01/03/01 and before 01/04/17 based
emissions and fuel type on CO2 emissions and fuel type
Petrol car/diesel car* Diesel car** Alternative fuel car Petrol car (tax class 48) and diesel car (tax class 49)
(tax class 48 and 49) (tax class 49) (tax class 59) Non Direct Debit Direct Debit
12 12 12 CO2 Single Total payable Single
CO2 months months months emission 12 6 12 month by 12 monthly 6 month
0 £0 £0 £0 Band figure (g/km) months months payment installments payment
1 to 50 £10 £30 £0 A Up to 100 £0 - £0 - -
51 to 75 £30 £130 £20 B 101 to 110 £20 - £20 £21 -
76 to 90 £130 £165 £120 C 111 to 120 £35 - £35 £36.75 -
91 to 100 £165 £185 £155 D 121 to 130 £150 £82.50 £150 £157.50 £78.75
101 to 110 £185 £210 £175 E 131 to 140 £180 £99 £180 £189 £94.50
111 to 130 £210 £255 £200 F 141 to 150 £200 £110 £200 £210 £105
131 to 150 £255 £645 £245 G 151 to 165 £240 £132 £240 £252 £126
151 to 170 £645 £1,040 £635 H 166 to 175 £290 £159.50 £290 £304.50 £152.25
171 to 190 £1,040 £1,565 £1,030 I 176 to 185 £320 £176 £320 £336 £168
191 to 225 £1,565 £2,220 £1,555 J 186 to 200 £365 £200.75 £365 £383.25 £191.63
226 to 255 £2,220 £2,605 £2,210 K* 201 to 225 £395 £217.25 £395 £414.75 £207.38
Over 255 £2,605 £2,605 £2,595 L 226 to 255 £675 £371.25 £675 £708.75 £354.38
M Over 255 £695 £382.25 £695 £729.75 £364.88
* Diesel cars tested to RDE2 standards. Alternative fuel car (tax class 59)
** Diesel cars tested to RDE standards.
Alternative fuels
non Direct Debit Alternative fuels Direct Debit
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 Single Total payable Single
12 6 12 month by 12 monthly 6 month
additional rate for 5 years from the start of the second licence months months payment installments payment
Non Direct Debit Direct Debit A Up to 100 £0 - - - -
Single Total payable Single B 101 to 110 £10 - £10 £10.50 -
12 6 12 month by 12 monthly 6 month C 111 to 120 £25 - £25 £26.25 -
Tax class months months payment installments payment D 121 to 130 £140 £77 £140 £147 £73.50
Petrol/diesel car £180 £99 £180 £189 £94.50 E 131 to 140 £170 £93.50 £170 £178.50 £89.25
Alternative fuel car £170 £93.50 £170 £178.50 £89.25 F 141 to 150 £190 £104.50 £190 £199.50 £99.75
Total including the £390 additional rate G 151 to 165 £230 £126.50 £230 £241.50 £120.75
H 166 to 175 £280 £154 £280 £294 £147
Petrol/diesel car £570 £313.50 £570 £598.50 £299.25
I 176 to 185 £310 £170.50 £310 £325.50 £162.75
Alternative fuel car £560 £308 £560 £588 £294
J 186 to 200 £355 £195.25 £355 £372.75 £186.38
K* 201 to 225 £385 £211.75 £385 £404.25 £202.13
L 226 to 255 £665 £365.75 £665 £698.25 £349.13
M Over 255 £685 £376.75 £685 £719.25 £359.63

* Band K includes cars that have a CO2 emission figure over 225g/km but were registered before 23 March 2006. 3/23
Private/light goods vehicle (tax class 11) weighing no more than 3,500kg Light goods vehicle (tax class 39) weighing no more than 3,500kg
Non Direct Debit Direct Debit Non Direct Debit Direct Debit
Single Total payable Single Single Total payable Single
12 6 12 month by 12 monthly 6 month 12 6 12 month by 12 monthly 6 month
months months payment installments payment months months payment installments payment
Not over 1549cc £200 £110 £200 £210 £105 Vehicles registered on or
after 1 March 2001 £320 £176 £320 £336 £168
Over 1549cc £325 £178.75 £325 £341.25 £170.63

Euro 4 light goods vehicles (tax class 36) weighing no more than 3,500kg Euro 5 light goods vehicles (tax class 36) weighing no more than 3,500kg
Non Direct Debit Direct Debit Non Direct Debit Direct Debit
Single Total payable Single Single Total payable Single
12 6 12 month by 12 monthly 6 month 12 6 12 month by 12 monthly 6 month
months months payment installments payment months months payment installments payment
Vehicles registered between Vehicles registered between
1 March 2003 and 1 January 2009 and
31 December 2006 and which 31 December 2010 and which
are Euro 4 compliant £140 £77 £140 £147 £73.50 are Euro 5 compliant £140 £77 £140 £147 £73.50

Motorcycles and Tricycles (weighing no more than 450kg) Trade licences

Non Direct Debit Direct Debit 12 6 11 10 9 8 7
Single Total payable Single months months months months months months months
12 6 12 month by 12 monthly 6 month Trade licences available
CC months months payment installments payment
for all vehicles £165 £90.75 £165 £151.25 £136.10 £121 £105.85
Not over 150cc £24 - £24 £25.20 -
Motorcycles (weighing
Tax class 17 Motorcycles 151 to 400cc £52 £28.60 £52 £54.60 £27.30 no more than 450kg
(with or without a sidecar) 401 to 600cc without a sidecar) £111 £61.05 £111 £101.75 £91.55 £81.40 £71.20
£80 £44 £80 £84 £42
Tricycles (weighing no
Over 600cc £111 £61.05 £111 £116.55 £58.28
more than 450kg
Not over 150cc £24 - £24 £25.20 - without a sidecar) £111 £61.05 £111 £101.75 £91.55 £81.40 £71.20
Tax class 50 Tricycles
(with or without All other
a sidecar) tricycles £111 £61.05 £111 £116.55 £58.28

Motorcycles and Tricycles over 450kg must be taxed in the PLG tax class

Tax it or lose it
We can always
spot an untaxed car.
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