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VED rates UK

UK VED rates for 2026/27

These tables mirror the official April 2026 DVLA rates for cars. The standard rate is £200, the expensive car supplement is £440, and zero-emission cars first registered on or after 1 April 2025 now use a more than £50,000 list-price threshold for the additional rate.

First licence rates from 1 April 2026

CO2 bandPetrol / hybrid / EV / RDE2 dieselNon-RDE2 diesel
0 g/km£10£10
1 to 50 g/km£115£135
51 to 75 g/km£135£280
76 to 90 g/km£280£365
91 to 100 g/km£365£405
101 to 110 g/km£405£455
111 to 130 g/km£455£560
131 to 150 g/km£560£1,410
151 to 170 g/km£1,410£2,270
171 to 190 g/km£2,270£3,420
191 to 225 g/km£3,420£4,850
226 to 255 g/km£4,850£5,690
Over 255 g/km£5,690£5,690

Post-2017 standard rate

12 months

£200

6 months

£110

Monthly Direct Debit

£17.50

£210 total.

With expensive car supplement

£640

£352 for 6 months or £672 total by monthly DD.

EV and hybrid notes

  • New zero-emission cars pay £10 first-year VED from 1 April 2026.
  • Electric cars registered between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2025 pay £200.
  • Legacy zero-emission cars from 2001 to 2017 pay £20.
  • The £10 hybrid discount has been removed from 2026/27 rates.
  • The EV expensive car supplement only applies when list price is more than £50,000 and the car was first registered on or after 1 April 2025.

Cars registered between 1 March 2001 and 31 March 2017

BandCO2 figure12 months6 monthsMonthly DD total
AUp to 100 g/km£20N/A£21
B101 to 110 g/km£20N/A£21
C111 to 120 g/km£35N/A£36.75
D121 to 130 g/km£170£93.50£178.50
E131 to 140 g/km£200£110£210
F141 to 150 g/km£225£123.75£236.25
G151 to 165 g/km£275£151.25£288.75
H166 to 175 g/km£325£178.75£341.25
I176 to 185 g/km£360£198£378
J186 to 200 g/km£410£225.50£430.50
K201 to 225 g/km£445£244.75£467.25
L226 to 255 g/km£760£418£798
MOver 255 g/km£790£434.50£829.50

Cars registered before 1 March 2001

Engine size12 months6 monthsMonthly DD total
Not over 1549cc£230£126.50£241.50
Over 1549cc£375£206.25£393.75