Road Tax 2011: Further Details
The new incentive for car manufacturers to produce new models in bands A-F will be massive as more and more consumers choose the greenest new cars with the cheapest running rates.
As with previous years, there's a 10% surcharge on 6-month tax disc prices, however you can only purchase 6 months' road tax on cars in Band D and upwards.
There's even more to consider if you're buying a brand new car in 2010 - the new government 'Showroom Tax' came into force on the 1st April. Essentially there's a different rate of road tax payable (for the first year only) that differs from the table above - quite dramatically in some instances. Bands A through to D will all have FREE first year road tax, whereas the most polluting cars will attract a first year rate of up to £1,000. To find out more about the first year tax rates read our article: Showroom Tax 2010.
You can find the latest car models in Road Tax Groups A to E via our Tax Bands For Cars page - more and more models are falling into these lower emission brackets so, before you choose your next new or used car, be sure to check which road tax band it will fall into!
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Road tax prices changed again in April 2010 - any tax disc purchased after that date will be subject to the prices in the table below. Essentially the greenest bands are getting progressively cheaper - we'll have 4 road tax bands with annual road tax cost of less than £100 and 2 new price points of £20 and £30 per year. Click here for 2011 prices.
To find out which road tax band your existing car will fall into, use our guide here: Road Tax Online Check.
To search this website for road tax details of a specific car use our search facility below:
| Up To 31.3.2010 | From 1.4.2010 | |||
| Petrol/Diesel Cars | Petrol/Diesel Cars | Change | ||
| Band A - Up to 100 CO2 g/km | Annual | £0.00 | £0.00 | - |
| 6 Months | n/a | n/a | ||
| Band B 101-110 CO2 g/km | Annual | £35.00 | £20.00 | -£15.00 |
| 6 Months | n/a | n/a | ||
| Band C 111-120 CO2 g/km | Annual | £35.00 | £30.00 | -£5.00 |
| 6 Months | n/a | n/a | ||
| Band D 121-130 CO2 g/km | Annual | £120.00 | £90.00 | -£30.00 |
| 6 Months | £66.00 | £49.50 | ||
| Band E 131-140 CO2 g/km | Annual | £120.00 | £110.00 | -£10.00 |
| 6 Months | £66.00 | £60.50 | ||
| Band F 141-150 CO2 g/km | Annual | £130.00 | £130.00 | - |
| 6 Months | £68.75 | £68.75 | ||
| Band G 151-165 CO2 g/km | Annual | £150.00 | £155.00 | +£5.00 |
| 6 Months | £82.50 | £85.25 | ||
| Band H 166-175 CO2 g/km | Annual | £175.00 | £180.00 | +£5.00 |
| 6 Months | £96.25 | £99.00 | ||
| Band I 176-185 CO2 g/km | Annual | £175.00 | £200.00 | +£25.00 |
| 6 Months | £96.25 | £115.00 | ||
| Band J 186-200 CO2 g/km | Annual | £215.00 | £235.00 | +£20.00 |
| 6 Months | £118.25 | £129.25 | ||
| Band K 201-225 CO2 g/km | Annual | £215.00 | £245.00 | +£30.00 |
| 6 Months | £118.25 | £134.75 | ||
| Band L 226-255 CO2 g/km | Annual | £405.00 | £425.00 | +£20.00 |
| 6 Months | £222.75 | £233.75 | ||
| Band M 256+ CO2 g/km | Annual | £405.00 | £435.00 | +£30.00 |
| 6 Months | £222.75 | £239.25 |
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