Calculating car tax - Car tax prices

Car tax bands

The lower the C02 emissions that your vehicle produces the smaller your car tax payment will be - motors that pollute the air the least are in the lowest grade called Band A and automobiles that have been proven to pollute the most rest in the highest grade called Band M. Band A vehicles are not required to pay road tax. These vehicles are exempt from the London congestion charge and some of them are electric. 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. Motorists with vehicles in the Band M bracket have to pay the largest amounts, which can hit figures of over £400. Only cars in Band D and above qualify for 6 months road tax. Band A to D cars that have been bought brand new this year will not have to pay for road tax for 12 months - beyond this point vehicle owners will have to pay.