subject: A Quick Discussion Of The Uk Car Tax Bands [print this page] When it comes to collecting revenue for her people, the UK government has put in place a very efficient mechanism of collecting taxes from as many people as possible. One of the areas where taxes are collected is in the area of motor vehicle tax, or what is commonly referred to as car tax. In determining the amount of tax that a particular vehicle will pay, the government uses the certain tax bands. From this tax bands, you can then tell how much money will be required from you, and how this is supposed to be determined. In this article, we are going to look at the various tax bands that the UK system has.
The first thing that you need to know is that if at all a vehicle was registered after the first of March 2001, then the road tax will be based on a tax band that bases its foundation on the amount of carbon emissions. The bands under this category range from category A to category M. This new category replaces the previous bands that were there that featured category A to G.
The road tax, which is also known as the vehicle excise duty, is based on the amount of emissions. For example, vehicles under the A band are those that emit more than 100g/KM, and vehicles that emit more than 255g/KM are considered to be under the band M category.
When it comes to vehicles that were registered before the 1st of March 2001, then a different criterion is used. Instead of using the amount of emissions as a yard stick, the determinant here is no longer the amount of carbon emissions, but is the size of the engine of the vehicle. Vehicles with a capacity of up to 1550cc will be required to pay 130 pounds while those with greater capacity will be required to pay 215 pounds.
At the same time, it is also important to take note of the fact that we have other classes of cars, like the vehicles which use alternative fuel. For example, you do not expect an electric car to emit the carbon that will be emitted by the other vehicles which use fossil fuel. For this reason, such cars are classified differently.
All in all, if you would like to know how much you are required to pay, it is important that you get an express communication from the HMRC so that you can be in a much better state.
