UK Car Tax Calculator
2026/27 VED Rates
Find your exact Vehicle Excise Duty rate. Works for all vehicles: post-April 2017 (flat rate system), 2001-2017 (CO2-based annual rates), and pre-2001 (engine size rates).
Find this on your V5C logbook
Affects expensive car supplement (>£40k ICE, >£50k EV)
Band G (111-130 g/km)
First Year Rate
£270
At registration
Annual Rate
£200
Per year
Monthly DD
£17.5
5% surcharge
Standard rate from year 2 onwards. First year rate based on CO2 band.
How Car Tax is Calculated: Three Systems
Post-April 2017
A two-part system. You pay a CO2-based first year rate once, then a flat £200 per year from year 2. Cars over £40,000 list price pay an extra £440 supplement for years 2-6. Electric vehicles pay £10 in year 1, then £200/year (supplement applies if over £50,000).
2001 to March 2017
Annual rate based purely on CO2 emissions. There are 13 CO2 bands (A through M). Rates range from £0 (Band A, 0 g/km) to £790 (Band M, over 226 g/km). The same rate applies every year - no separate first year rate. No expensive car supplement.
See rates tablePre-2001 Vehicles
Cars first registered before 2001 are taxed on engine size, not CO2 emissions. The rate is £210 per year for engines up to 1549cc, or £345 per year for engines over 1549cc. Classic cars made before 1 January 1986 are now exempt entirely under the 40-year rolling rule.
See rates tableCommon Scenarios
| Vehicle | System | First Year | Annual (yr 2+) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average family car (petrol, 120 g/km) | Post-2017 | £270 | £200 | No supplement (under £40,000) |
| New Tesla Model 3 (electric, £42,490) | Post-2017 | £10 | £640 | Over £40k ICE threshold but EV threshold is £50k. No supplement. |
| New Tesla Model Y Long Range (electric, £51,990) | Post-2017 | £10 | £640 | Over £50k EV threshold. Supplement applies for years 2-6. |
| 2015 BMW 3 Series diesel (130 g/km) | 2001-2017 | N/A | £100 | Pre-2017 CO2 banding. Band E (121-130 g/km). |
| 1985 classic car (pre-2001) | Pre-2001 | N/A | £0 | Built before 1986. Now qualifies for historic vehicle exemption. |
| 2023 Range Rover diesel (200 g/km, £105k) | Post-2017 | £2,575 | £640 | High CO2 first year + expensive car supplement. £440 supplement for years 2-6. |