Calculating car tax - Car tax tariffs

Car tax bands

The fewer CO2 emissions made by your vehicle the lower your car tax payment will be - motors that contaminate the air the least are eligible for the lowest grade, Band A, and automobiles that have been proven to pollute the most rest in the highest grade called Band M. Road tax does not have to be paid by vehicles in Band A. In the main these are electric cars and are exempt from the London congestion charge. Some Band A cars include the VW Golf Bluemotion, the Audi A3 Start/Stop 99, the Peugeot 207 Economique, Ford Fiesta Edge, Ford Fiesta ECOnetic and the Vauxhall Corsa ecoFlex. Registered keepers with vehicles in Band M have to pay the largest amounts, which can reach figures of beyond £450. Road tax discs that last for six months can only be bought for cars in Band D and above. Band A to D cars that have been bought brand new this year will not be liable to pay for road tax for a 12 month period - after the one year mark registered keepers will be required to pay.