Road Tax Calculator UK
Instantly check your Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) for 2024/25. Enter your car’s CO2 emissions and registration date to see exactly how much you’ll pay in annual car tax.
Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) Checker
Calculate your UK car tax based on 2024/25 DVLA bands
Tax bands changed significantly on 1 March 2017. Check your V5C logbook for the exact date of first registration.
Select the primary fuel type. Diesel cars that don’t meet RDE2 standards are bumped up a band in their first year.
Found on your V5C logbook in box J, or on the vehicle’s Certificate of Conformity.
Your Road Tax (VED)
2024/25 DVLA vehicle tax rates
Enter your vehicle details and click Calculate to see your annual road tax.
2024/25 VED First Year Rates
For cars registered on or after 1 March 2017. After the first year, all petrol, diesel, and hybrid cars pay a flat Standard Rate of £190 per year (unless the list price was over £40k).
| CO2 Band (g/km) | First Year Rate | Standard Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | £0 | £0 |
| 1 – 50 | £10 | £190 |
| 51 – 75 | £30 | £190 |
| 76 – 90 | £130 | £190 |
| 91 – 100 | £160 | £190 |
| 101 – 110 | £170 | £190 |
| 111 – 130 | £190 | £190 |
| 131 – 150 | £220 | £190 |
| 151 – 170 | £600 | £190 |
| 171 – 190 | £945 | £190 |
| 191 – 225 | £1,555 | £190 |
| 226 – 255 | £2,245 | £190 |
| Over 255 | £2,605 | £190 |
UK Road Tax FAQ
Everything you need to know about Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), car tax bands, and DVLA rules.
UK Road Tax, or Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), is calculated based on your vehicle’s CO2 emissions, fuel type, and registration date. Cars registered on or after 1 March 2017 pay a First Year Rate based on CO2, followed by a Standard Rate (currently £190 for petrol/diesel). Cars registered before 1 March 2017 are taxed purely on CO2 emissions using older bands. Zero-emission electric vehicles currently pay £0.
Currently, pure electric vehicles (BEVs) with 0g/km CO2 emissions pay £0 in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) for both the First Year Rate and the Standard Rate. However, from April 2025, electric cars will start paying the standard VED rate of £190 per year, and from April 2026, they will also be subject to the Expensive Car Supplement if their list price exceeded £40,000.
The Expensive Car Supplement (ECS) is an additional £410 per year added to the standard VED rate for cars registered on or after 1 March 2017 that had a list price over £40,000 when new. This supplement is paid for 5 years (from the second year of registration), after which the car reverts to the standard rate. It applies to all fuel types, including electric vehicles, until at least April 2025.
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