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Spring Statement 2018: Road Tax rates for new cars in 2018/2019

Published 13 March 2018

These are 2018/2019 rates of Vehicle Excise Duty (also known as car tax or road tax) as announced in the Spring Statement 2018.

VED bands and rates for cars first registered on or after 1 April 2017

Tax year 2018 to 2019
CO2 emissions (g/km)	Standard rate	First Year Rate	First Year Rate Diesel vehicles*
0	£0	£0	£0
1-50	£140	£10	£25
51-75	£140	£25	£105
76-90	£140	£105	£125
91-100	£140	£125	£145
101-110	£140	£145	£165
111-130	£140	£165	£205
131-150	£140	£205	£515
151-170	£140	£515	£830
171-190	£140	£830	£1240
191-225	£140	£1240	£1760
226-255	£140	£1760	£2070
Over 255	£140	£2070	£2070

*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 £310 per year on top of the standard rate, for the first five years before returning to the rates listed above.