Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) Rates 2008/9
The rates below refer to the 2008/9 tax year. These new rates take effect from 13th March 2008.Please Note - From 2009, there will be a major reform of Vehicle Excise Duty with the introduction of new tax bands. From 2010, more polluting cars will pay higher taxes in the first year, the least polluting cars will pay no tax. You can read the full VED tax tables for 2009/10 and 2010/11 here.
Pre-graduated VED (registered before March 2001)
| £ per year | Change | New rate |
| 1549cc and below | +£5 | £120 |
| above 1549cc | +£5 | £185 |
Graduated VED for Private Vehicles (registered from March 2001)
|
£ per year VED band |
CO2 (g/km) | Change | Alternative Fuel cars | Petrol and Diesel cars |
| A | 100 and below | - | £0 | £0 |
| B | 101 to 120 | - | £15 | £35 |
| C | 121 to 150 | +£5 | £100 | £120 |
| D | 151 to 165 | +£5 | £125 | £145 |
| E | 166 to 185 | +£5 | £150 | £170 |
| F | 186 to 225 | +£5 | £195 | £210 |
| G* | 226 and above | +£100 | £385 | £400 |
*for new cars registered from 23 March 2006
Posted March 12, 2008
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