Cost of Vehicle Tax for Cars & Light Goods Vehicles

( i ) Vehicle tax for cars and light goods vehicles registered before 1 March 2001
(Light goods vehicles (LGVs) includes: commercials & pickups)
(ii ) Vehicle tax for cars registered on or after 1 March 2001
(iii) Light goods vehicles registered on or after 1 March 2001
(iv) 'First-year rates' effective from April 2010

Cars and light goods vehicles registered before 1 March 2001
Rates for cars and vans registered before 1 March 2001 are based on engine size. The current rates, applying from 1 May 2009, and the rates applying from 1 April 2010, are included in table (i) below:

Cars registered on or after 1 March 2001
From 2009 onwards, the rates for vehicle tax for cars registered on or after 1 March 2001 will be split into 13 bands - A to M - and are as (ii) below.

For vehicles registered since 1 March 2001, the CO2 figure is show on the vehicle registration certificate (V5C).

Light Goods Vehicles (LGVs) - not over 3,500kg revenue weight

There is one vehicle tax rate for LGVs registered on or after 1 March 2001 and one discounted rate for LGVs that met Euro 4 emissions standards before these became mandatory.

What are the ‘first-year rates'?

From April 2010 anyone buying a new car will pay a different rate of vehicle tax in the first year of registration. From the second year of purchase onwards they will then pay the standard rate. This will send a stronger signal to the buyer about the environmental implications of their car purchase and will only apply to new cars, not second-hand cars.

Further information

For the full report see the official government website www.direct.gov.uk or please telephone our sales team who will be assist you by explaining the different rates of vehicle tax. Firs Garage sales Tel. 01608 737349.