Budget 2020: Road Tax rates for new cars in 2020/2021

Published 11 March 2020

These are 2020/2021 rates of Vehicle Excise Duty (also known as car tax or road tax) as announced in the Budget 2020. 

VED bands affect cars first registered on or after 1 April 2017. New rates take effect on 1 April 2020. 

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Tax year 2020 to 2021   
CO2 emissions (g/km) Standard rate
First Year Rate First Year Rate
Diesel vehicles*
0 £0 £0 £0
1-50 £150 £10 £25
51-75 £150 £25 £110
76-90 £150 £110 £135
91-100 £150 £135 £155
101-110 £150 £155 £175
111-130 £150 £175 £215
131-150 £150 £215 £540
151-170 £150 £540 £870
171-190 £150 £870 £1305
191-225 £150 £1305 £1850
226-255 £150 £1850 £2175
Over 255 £150 £2175 £2175

*Applies to diesel vehicles that do not meet the real driving emissions step 2 (RDE2) standard.

Cars with a list price of over £40,000 when new pay an additional £325 per year on top of the standard rate, for the first five years before returning to the rates listed above.