Road Tax
Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) has changed for cars first registered from 1 April 2017 onwards.
First Year Rates (FYRs) of VED will vary according to the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of the vehicle.
A flat Standard Rate (SR) of £140 will apply in all subsequent years, except for zero-emission cars for which the SR will be £0.
Cars with a list price above £40,000 will attract a supplement of £310 on their SR for the first 5 years in which a SR is paid.
All cars first registered before 1 April 2017 will remain in the current VED system, which will not change.
The new rates and bands for the post-2017 VED system are set out in the table below:
| Emissions (g/CO2/km) | First year rate | Standard rate* |
| 0 | £0 | £0 |
| 1-50 | £10 | £140 |
| 51-75 | £25 | £140 |
| 76-90 | £100 | £140 |
| 91-100 | £120 | £140 |
| 101-110 | £140 | £140 |
| 111-130 | £160 | £140 |
| 131-150 | £200 | £140 |
| 151-170 | £500 | £140 |
| 171-190 | £800 | £140 |
| 191-225 | £1200 | £140 |
| 226-255 | £1700 | £140 |
| over 255 | £2000 | £140 |
| Example | Make/Model | First Year Cost | Cost in Subsequent Years | 5 year cost |
| Pre 1st April 2017 | Nissan Qashqai 1.5 Diesel NTec | Nil | £30 per year | £120 |
| Post 1st April 2017 | Nissan Qashqai 1.5 Diesel NTec | £140 | £140 per year | £700 |
*cars over £40,000 pay £310 supplement for 5 years
