Calculating car tax - Car tax expenses

Car tax bands

The lower the C02 emissions that your vehicle produces the cheaper your car tax will be - motors that contaminate the air the least are eligible for the lowest grade, Band A, and automobiles that are known to pollute the most feature in the highest grade, Band M. Band A vehicles are not required to pay road tax. A few of these are electric cars but all of them can be driven around London without paying the congestion charge. The Audi A3 Start/Stop 99, the Peugeot 207 Economique, Ford Fiesta Edge, Ford Fiesta ECOnetic, the Vauxhall Corsa ecoFlex and the VW Golf Bluemotion are just some of the cars in Band A. Motorists with vehicles in Band M have to pay the highest amounts, which can hit figures of over £400. Cars in Band D and above qualify for six month road tax purchases. Band A to D cars that have been bought brand new this year will have free road tax for a single year - after that point owners of the vehicles will need to pay.