Road Tax Bands

Don’t think you necessarily have to downsize to buy a car with cheap or FREE Road Tax. With ever-improving emission technology it’s now easy to purchase Family, MPV and even 4x4 sized cars, not just City and Superminis, that sit within the lower Road Tax bands.  

A selection of new cars available to buy in the UK are listed below by Band. So if you are looking to buy a new car with a lower road tax band, we've made it simple - simply click on the cars (in blue) below for more details and information, or get a full list of cars in that band by clicking the relevant Band (i.e. 'Band A').

Road Tax Bands dictate the amount of Road Tax you pay on your car in the UK. Road Tax Bands set by the Department of Transport are based around the level of co2 emissions a car generates whilst driving, and range from least polluting Band A through to the most polluting Band M. The simple rule is the less polluting your car, the less you will pay in Road Tax - officially termed Vehicle Excise Duty (VED).    

All cars that have been registered since March 2001 sit within the Road Tax Band structure.  Cars within Road Tax Band A are FREE from VED in the UK whereas cars in Road Tax Band M are liable for a whopping £435. Full details of the current pricing can be found in our Road Tax 2010 article. For a quick guide to Band A cars read our Free Road Tax Cars article.

Cars registered from April 2010 will be subject to a new 'First Year Rate' dubbed 'Showroom Tax' for the first year of ownership - full details can be found in our Showroom Tax Explained article.