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Road Tax
As of April 2009, UK Road tax for new cehicles is calculated on CO2 emissions. The rules for this calculation can be found below:
| Cars registered after 1 March 2001 (based on fuel type and CO2 emissions) |
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| Petrol and Diesel Cars | Alternative Fuel Cars | |||||||
| Band | CO2 (g/km) | 2009 | 2010-11 | 2010-11 First Year Tax |
Band | 2009 | 2010-11 | |
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Up to 100 | Free | Free | Free | |
Free | ||
 |
101-110 | £35 | £20 | Free | |
£15 | ||
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111-120 | £35 | £30 | Free | |
£15 | ||
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121-130 | £120 | £90 | Free | |
£100 | ||
 |
131-140 | £120 | £110 | £110 | |
£100 | ||
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141-150 | £125 | £125 | £125 | |
£105 | ||
 |
151-165 |
£150 | £155 | £155 | |
£130 | ||
 |
165-175 | £175 | £180 | £250 | |
£155 | ||
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176-185 | £175 | £200 | £300 | |
£155 | ||
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186-200 | £215 | £235 | £425 | |
£200 | ||
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201-225 | £215 | £245 | £550 | |
£200 | ||
 * |
226-255 | £405 | £425 | £750 | |
£390 | ||
 * |
Over 255 | £405 | £435 | £950 | |
£390 | ||
* - Note that L and M bands only affect cars registered after 23 March 2006. Cars registered before 23 March 2006 which emit more than 225g/km of CO2 will stay in band K.
| Cars registered before 1 March 2001 (based on engine size as CO2 figures were not available this long ago) |
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| Private / Light Goods Vehicles | |||
| Engine size (cc) | 12 months tax | 6 months tax | |
| Not over 1549 | £115.00 | £63.25 | |
| Over 1549 | £180.00 | £99.00 | |