Vehicle Excise Duty will rise with in line with the Retail Price Index from 1 April 2015, which means a £5 increase in the standard rate for cars over 200g/km.
First year rates are more impacted as they are higher for more polluting vehicles, with a £5 increase for new cars registered that are between 166-225g/km, and a £10 rise for new cars over 225g/km. First registration VED on a car over 255h/km will now cost £1100.
Everything below 165g/km remains unchanged, which means a zero annual cost for cars up to 100g/km, and zero first year cost for cars under 131g/km.
VED for vans registered after March 2001 also remain unchanged at £140 per year for Euro4 and Euro5-compliant vans, while previous technology costs £225 per year.
VED rates and bands
| VED band | CO2 emissions (g/km) | Standard rate | First year |
| A | 0-100 | £0 | £0 |
| B | 101-110 | £20 | £0 |
| C | 111-120 | £30 | £0 |
| D | 121-130 | £110 | £0 |
| E | 131-140 | £130 | £130 |
| F | 141-150 | £145 | £145 |
| G | 151-165 | £180 | £180 |
| H | 166-175 | £205 | £295 |
| I | 176-185 | £225 | £350 |
| J | 186-200 | £265 | £490 |
| K | 201-225 | £290 | £640 |
| L | 226-255 | £490 | £870 |
| M | Over 255 | £505 | £1100 |
