To work out how much vehicle excise duty (commonly referred to as car tax or road tax) you will pay for your car from 1 April 2013, you need to know how much CO2 it emits.
You can find this on your vehicle’s V5C registration certificate (log book) or new keeper details section (V5C/2).
Rates of vehicle tax for petrol and diesel cars registered on, or after, 1 March 2001
Band | CO2 emissions | 2013-14 | 2013-14 6 months | 2013-14 first year rate* |
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A | up to 100g/km | £0 | not available | £0 |
B | 101-110g/km | £20 | not available | £0 |
C | 111-120g/km | £30 | not available | £0 |
D | 121-130g/km | £105 | £57.75 | £0 |
E | 131-140g/km | £125 | £68.75 | £125 (12 months) |
F | 141-150g/km | £140 | £77.00 | £140 (12 months) |
G | 151-160g/km | £175 | £96.25 | £175 (12 months) |
H | 161-170g/km | £200 | £110.00 | £285 (12 months) |
I | 171-180g/km | £220 | £121.00 | £335 (12 months) |
J | 181-200g/km | £260 | £143.00 | £475 (12 months) |
K** | 201-225g/km | £280 | £154.00 | £620 (12 months) |
L | 226-255g/km | £475 | £261.25 | £840 (12 months) |
M | over 255g/km | £490 | £269.50 | £1,065(12 months) |
* First Year Rates – From 1 April 2010, anyone buying a new car will pay a different rate of vehicle tax for the first tax disc. Thereafter, the standard rate of vehicle tax will apply.
** Band K includes cars that have a CO2 emission figure over 225g/km but were registered before 23 March 2006.
Rates of vehicle tax for alternative fuel cars (TC59)
Band | CO2 emissions | 2013-14 | 2013-14 6 months | 2013-14 first year rate* |
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A | up to 100g/km | £0 | not available | £0 |
B | 101-110g/km | £10 | not available | £0 |
C | 111-120g/km | £20 | not available | £0 |
D | 121-130g/km | £95 | £52.25 | £0 |
E | 131-140g/km | £115 | £63.25 | £115 (12 months) |
F | 141-150g/km | £130 | £71.50 | £130 (12 months) |
G | 151-160g/km | £165 | £90.75 | £165 (12 months) |
H | 161-170g/km | £190 | £104.50 | £275 (12 months) |
I | 171-180g/km | £210 | £115.50 | £325 (12 months) |
J | 181-200g/km | £250 | £137.50 | £465 (12 months) |
K** | 201-225g/km | £270 | £148.50 | £610 (12 months) |
L | 226-255g/km | £465 | £255.75 | £830 (12 months) |
M | over 255g/km | £480 | £264.00 | £1,055(12 months) |