The cost of vehicle tax

All rates of vehicle tax shown apply to tax discs taken out from 1 May 2009. You can calculate the cost of vehicle tax for your car, motorcycle, lorry, bus and all other types of vehicles.

More tax rate changes in 2010

As well as the current tax rates announced by the Chancellor, there are going to be more changes in 2010

• Changes to vehicle tax from April 2010

The cost of vehicle tax for cars, motorcycles, light goods vehicles and trade licences

Tax classes include:

• private/light goods vehicles, motorcycles and tricycles
• cars registered on or after 1 March 2001 based on CO2 emissions and fuel type
• cars registeredbefore 23 March 2006 based on CO2 emissions over 225g/km and fuel type
• light goods vehicles registered on or after 1 March 2001
• euro 4 light goods vehicles registered between 1 March 2003 and 31 December 2006
• euro 5 light goods vehicles registered between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2010
• trade licences

• The cost of vehicle tax for cars, motorcycles, light goods vehicles and trade licences

The cost of vehicle tax for buses and larger vehicles

Tax classes include buses, reduced pollution buses, general haulage, reduced pollution general haulage, recovery vehicles and private HGV.

• The cost of vehicle tax for buses and larger vehicles

The cost of vehicle tax for large rigid and articulated goods vehicles

Tax classes include rigid vehicles, reduced pollution rigid vehicles, trailer duty, reduced pollution trailer duty, two axle tractive unit articulated vehicles, reduced pollution two axle tractive unit articulated vehicles, three axle tractive unit articulated vehicles and reduced pollution three axle tractive unit articulated vehicles.

• The cost of vehicle tax for large rigid and articulated goods vehicles

The cost of vehicle tax for other types of vehicles

The leaflet Rates of vehicle excise duty' (V149) shows the cost of vehicle tax for: special vehicles (showmans goods, showmans haulage, works truck, digging machines, road rollers, mobile cranes/pumps), small islands vehicles, special trailer duty, special types vehicles, reduced pollution special types vehicles, combined transport and reduced pollution combined transport.

• Download Rates of vehicle excise duty' (V149) (PDF, 288K)

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Spreading the cost

You can spread the cost of the vehicle tax by buying Post Office savings stamps that cost 5 each. Collected on a Post Office savings stamp collector card, you can use the stamps as full or part payment for your vehicletax. These stamps can only be used at a Post Office branch that issues tax discs.

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