Vehicle Excise Duty

 The amount of Vehicle Excise Duty (road fund licence) payable on new cars varies deprnding on the level of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions produced by the vehicle. CO2 emissions are measured in grammes (g) per kilometer (km) travelled and are divided into charging bands as shown in the table below.  From April 2010, the bands will be further seperated and will include the introduction of a First-Year-Rate.

Band	CO2 emissions	2009 - 2010 Standard rate #1	2010 - 2011 Standard rate #1	2010 - 2011 First year rate #1
Band A	up to 100g/km	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00
Band B	101-110g/km	£35.00	£20.00	£0.00
Band C	111-120g/km	£35.00	£30.00	£0.00
Band D	121-130g/km	£120.00	£90.00	£0.00
Band E	131-140g/km	£120.00	£110.00	£110.00
Band F	141-150g/km	£125.00	£125.00	£125.00
Band G	151-165g/km	£150.00	£155.00	£155.00
Band H	166-175g/km	£175.00	£180.00	£250.00
Band I	176-185g/km	£175.00	£200.00	£300.00
Band J	186-200g/km	£215.00	£235.00	£425.00
Band K #2	201-225g/km	£215.00	£245.00	£550.00
Band L	226-255g/kme	£405.00	£425.00	£750.00
Band M	Over 255g/km	£405.00	£435.00	£950.00

#1 Alternative fuel discount: 2009-2010, A to I: £20, J to M: £15. 2010 onwards: £10 on all cars
#2 Band K includes cars that have a CO2 figure of over 225g/km but were registered before     23 March 2006. These cars will stay in Band K for the above years.