Rates from 1 April 2026

Car tax calculator

Enter a car's registration date, fuel and CO2 to see its yearly car tax: £200 for most cars registered from April 2017, by CO2 band for 2001 to 2017 cars.

Car tax calculator

First registeredFuelCO2 (g/km)List price (£)

£200 a year

The £200 standard rate for cars first registered from 1 April 2017.

New car first-year rate: £455.

12 months, one payment£200
12 monthly Direct Debits (total)£210
6 months, one payment£110

First-year rates

New car tax: the first-year rate

A brand-new car pays a one-off first-year rate set by its CO2, then the standard rate from year two. Electric cars pay £10 in year one.

First-year car tax by CO2 (petrol, hybrid, RDE2 diesel / other diesel), from 1 April 2026
CO2 g/km	Petrol, hybrid, RDE2 diesel	Other diesel
0	£10	£10
1–50	£115	£135
51–75	£135	£280
76–90	£280	£365
91–100	£365	£405
101–110	£405	£455
111–130	£455	£560
131–150	£560	£1,410
151–170	£1,410	£2,270
171–190	£2,270	£3,420
191–225	£3,420	£4,850
226–255	£4,850	£5,690
Over 255	£5,690	£5,690

2001 to 2017 cars

Car tax bands A to M

Car tax for cars registered 1 March 2001 to 31 March 2017 (12 months)
Band	CO2 g/km	12 months
A	Up to 100	£20
B	101–110	£20
C	111–120	£35
D	121–130	£170
E	131–140	£200
F	141–150	£225
G	151–165	£275
H	166–175	£325
I	176–185	£360
J	186–200	£410
K	201–225	£445
L	226–255	£760
M	Over 255	£790

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