2 Standards to the DVLA Car Tax

What is the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)?

The DVLA is the administrative organization responsible for the regulation, oversight, and authentication of all motor vehicles and licensed drivers authorized to drive within the United Kingdom. The DVLA implements the Car Tax in tandem with an overarching management system that contains full driving records – including vehicle registration and applicable DVLA Car Tax – with regard to licensed drivers. The DVLA Car Tax was instated in order to promote a more ecologically-friendly and conscious transportation protocol with regard to motor vehicles and their respective carbon footprint; The DVLA institutes the following standards with regard to the imposed Car Tax:

1. Private and Light Goods Vehicles (TC11) registered prior to March 1st, 2010 will be subject to the following DVLA Car Tax:

• Vehicles with an engine size – also known as cubic centimeter or ‘cc’ – exceeding 1,549 will be responsible to submit a payment of 205 pounds on an annual basis; this can be submitted in half every 6 months

• Owners of vehicles with engines not exceeding 1,549 cc will be responsible to submit a payment of 125 pounds on an annual basis; this payment can be submitted in half every 6 months

2. Vehicles operating with Petrol (TC48) or Diesel (TC49) Engines registered subsequent to March 1st, 2010 will be subject to the following DVLA Car Tax:

• Vehicles classified as ‘Band A’, which entails that they produce carbon dioxide emissions ranging from 0 to 100 grams per kilometer (g/km) will not be responsible to submit a DVLA Car Tax

• Vehicles classified as ‘Band B’, which entails that they produce carbon dioxide emissions ranging from 101 to 110 grams per kilometer (g/km) will be responsible to submit a 20DVLA Car Tax totaling 20 pounds that is not available for payment in 6 month increments

• Vehicles classified as ‘Band C’, which entails that they produce carbon dioxide emissions ranging from 111 to 120 grams per kilometer (g/km) will be responsible to submit aDVLA Car Tax payment totaling 30 pounds that is not available for payment in 6 month increments

• Vehicles classified as ‘Band D’, which entails that they produce carbon dioxide emissions ranging from 121 to 130 grams per kilometer (g/km) will be responsible to submit aDVLA Car Tax payment totaling 90 pounds that is available for payment in (2) 6-month increments

• Vehicles classified as ‘Band E’, which entails that they produce carbon dioxide emissions ranging from 131 to 140 grams per kilometer (g/km) will be responsible to submit aDVLA Car Tax payment totaling 110 pounds that is available for payment in (2) 6-month increments

• Vehicles classified as ‘Band F’, which entails that they produce carbon dioxide emissions ranging from 141 to 150 grams per kilometer (g/km) will be responsible to submit aDVLA Car Tax payment totaling 125 pounds that is available for payment in (2) 6-month increments

• Vehicles classified as ‘Band G’, which entails that they produce carbon dioxide emissions ranging from 151 to 165 grams per kilometer (g/km) will be responsible to submit aDVLA Car Tax payment totaling 155 pounds that is available for payment in (2) 6-month increments

• Vehicles classified as ‘Band H’, which entails that they produce carbon dioxide emissions ranging from 166 to 175 grams per kilometer (g/km) will be responsible to submit aDVLA Car Tax payment totaling 180 pounds that is available for payment in (2) 6-month increments

• Vehicles classified as ‘Band I’, which entails that they produce carbon dioxide emissions ranging from 176 to 185 grams per kilometer (g/km) will be responsible to submit aDVLA Car Tax payment totaling 190 pounds that is available for payment in (2) 6-month increments

• Vehicles classified as ‘Band J’, which entails that they produce carbon dioxide emissions ranging from 186 to 200 grams per kilometer (g/km) will be responsible to submit aDVLA Car Tax payment totaling 225 pounds that is available for payment in (2) 6-month increments

• Vehicles classified as ‘Band K’, which entails that they produce carbon dioxide emissions ranging from 201 to 225 grams per kilometer (g/km) will be responsible to submit aDVLA Car Tax payment totaling 235 pounds that is available for payment in (2) 6-month increments

• Vehicles classified as ‘Band L’, which entails that they produce carbon dioxide emissions ranging from 226 to 255 grams per kilometer (g/km) will be responsible to submit aDVLA Car Tax payment totaling 415 pounds that is available for payment in (2) 6-month increments

• Vehicles classified as ‘Band M’, which entails that they produce carbon dioxide emissions exceeding 255 grams per kilometer (g/km) will be responsible to submit aDVLA Car Tax payment totaling 425 pounds that is available for payment in (2) 6-month increments