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Vehicle Excise Duty Reclassifies Vehicles |
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Monday, 02 June 2008 |
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 Unveiled changes to vehicle excise duty will reclassify vehicles according to the levels of carbon dioxide they emit. it will hike the amount paid by owners of high-polluting vehicles and those cars bought from showroom in their first year. While it should be good news for those with environmentally-friendly cars it spells spiralling costs for car ownership.
Find out your new tax band for your car below
| CO2 emissions (g/km) |
2008-09 tax |
Tax band |
CO2 emissions (g/km) |
2009-10 tax |
1st year tax |
2nd year & after tax |
Tax band |
| Up to 100 |
0 |
A |
Up to 100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
A |
| 101-120 |
£35 |
B |
101-110 |
£20 |
0 |
£20 |
B |
| 121-150 |
£120 |
C |
111-120 |
£30 |
0 |
£35 |
C |
| 151-165 |
£145 |
D |
121-130 |
£90 |
0 |
£95 |
D |
| 166-185 |
£170 |
E |
131-140 |
£110 |
£115 |
£115 |
E |
| Over 186 |
£210 |
F |
141-150 |
£120 |
£125 |
£125 |
F |
| Over 226 |
£400 |
G |
151-160 |
£150 |
£155 |
£155 |
G |
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161-170 |
£175 |
£250 |
£180 |
H |
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171-180 |
£205 |
£300 |
£210 |
I |
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181-200 |
£260 |
£425 |
£270 |
J |
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201-225 |
£300 |
£550 |
£310 |
K |
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226-255 |
£415 |
£750 |
£430 |
L |
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Over 255 |
£440 |
£900 |
£455 |
M |
According to the AA, typical taxes for C02 emission are:
| VW Polo Bluemotion 1.4 Tdi (diesel) |
| Skoda Fabia Estate Greenline (diesel), Toyota Prius 1.5 VVTi Hybrid, Citroen C1 1.0i, Peugeot 107 1.0 |
| Mazda 2 1.4 (diesel), Smart fortwo coupe, Vauxhall Corsa 1.0i ECO 12v 3-door hatchback |
| Kia Picanto 1.1 (petrol), Renault Megane Hatchback 1.5 dCi 106,(diesel) Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi (diesel) |
| Renault Clio 1.2 Quickshift (petrol), BMW 3 Series 320d Coupé (diesel), Toyota Yaris 1.3 VVT |
| Citroen C4 Picasso 1.6 HDi (diesel), Ford Ka 1.3, Mercedes Benz A-Class (petrol) |
| Audi A3 2.0 Tdi (diesel), BMW 3-series 320i, Vauxhall Astra 1.4i 16v |
| Citroen C5 2.2 Hdi Est (diesel) |
| Ford Mondeo 1.6 Estate (petrol) |
| Saab 9-3 Estate (petrol) |
| Peugeot 407 saloon 2.0 Auto (petrol) |
| Peugeot 807 2.0 Auto (petrol) |
| Land Rover Sport Auto 3.6 TDV8 (diesel), Porsche Cayenne 6-speed, BMW X5 series E70 |
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