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Vehicle Excise Duty — cars registered on or after 1 April 2025
For cars registered from 1 April 2025, the following rates will apply.
| 2025/26 | ||
|---|---|---|
| CO₂ emissions | First year rate 1,2 | Standard rate 2,3 |
| (g/km) | £ | £ |
| 0 4 | 10 | 195 |
| 1-50 5 | 110 | 195 |
| 51-75 6 | 130 | 195 |
| 76-90 7 | 270 | 195 |
| 91-100 8 | 350 | 195 |
| 101-110 8 | 390 | 195 |
| 111-130 8 | 440 | 195 |
| 131-150 8 | 540 | 195 |
| 151-170 8 | 1,360 | 195 |
| 171-190 8 | 2,190 | 195 |
| 191-225 8 | 3,300 | 195 |
| 226-255 8 | 4,680 | 195 |
| Over 255 8 | 5,490 | 195 |
- A car propelled solely by diesel which does not meet the Real Driving Equivalent (RDE) Step 2 standard will be subject to a first year rate equivalent to the band above the actual emissions of the car, up to the maximum of £5,490. There is no alternative fuel discount available for any car from April 2025, regardless of when it was first registered.
- All cars, including those with zero emissions, with a list price greater than £40,000 when new will be subject to an annual £425 supplement on top of the standard rate for the first 5 years.
- Standard rate in 2024/25 for cars registered between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2024 was £190; electric cars registered in this period were exempt from the standard rate.
- Electric cars registered between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2024 were exempt from the first year rate.
- First year rate in 2024/25 for cars registered between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2024 was £10, subject to the alternative fuel discount of £10 for alternatively powered cars.
- First year rate in 2024/25 for cars registered between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2024 was £30, subject to the alternative fuel discount of £10 for alternatively powered cars.
- First year rate in 2024/25 for cars registered between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2024 was £130, subject to the alternative fuel discount of £10 for alternatively powered cars.
- First year rate in 2024/25 for cars registered between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2024 was half the amount to be charged in 2025/26, subject to the alternative fuel discount of £10 for alternatively powered cars.