59 cars face £2,745 rise in car tax from April under new VED bands

59 cars which face a frankly staggering £2,000 rise in Vehicle Excise Duty under the new Labour Party government have been confirmed. Drivers hit hardest by the tax increase will be buyers of new luxury and performance models that produce more than 255g/km of CO2, with the rate rising by a staggering £2,745 to £5,490 per year.

With effect from April 2025, the standard rate of road tax will increase only by the rate of inflation, but anyone buying a car after that date will face a much bigger road tax bill if their car emits more than 75g per kilometre of CO2.

From that 75g threshold, and across every higher CO2 charging band, the Labour Party government is doubling the rates for first-year road tax in a blanket measure that it says will raise £400m for treasury funds next year - and £1.7bn by the end of the decade.

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The budget briefing document says: “The government recognises the disproportionate impact of the current VED Expensive Car Supplement threshold for those purchasing zero-emission cars and will consider raising the threshold for zero-emission cars only at a future fiscal event, to make it easier to buy electric cars.”

Full list of new cars producing over 255g/km of CO2

Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2.9 V6 Bi-Turbo

Audi R8 5.2 FSI V10

Audi RS6 4.0 TFSI V8

Audi RS7 4.0 TFSI V8

Audi RSQ8 4.0 TFSI V8

Audi S8 4.0 TFSI V8

Audi SQ7 4.0 TFSI V8

Audi SQ8 4.0 TFSI V8

Aston Martin DB12 4.0 V8

Aston Martin DBX 4.0 V8

Aston Martin Vantage 4.0 V8

Bentley Bentayga 4.0 V8

Bentley Continental 4.0 V8

Bentley Continental 6.0 W12

Bentley Flying Spur 4.0 V8

BMW Alpina XB7 4.4 V8

BMW M8 4.4 V8

BMW X5 M 4.4 V8

BMW X6 M 4.4 V8

BMW X7 M 4.4 V8

Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 6.2 V8

Ferrari Purosangue 6.5 V12

Ferrari Roma 3.8T V8

Ford Mustang 5.0 V8

Ford Ranger 2.0 TD EcoBlue

Ford Ranger 3.0 EcoBlue

Ford Ranger 3.0 V6

INEOS Grenadier 3.0P

Jaguar F-Pace 5.0 P575 V8

Jeep Wrangler 2.0 GME

Lamborghini Huracan 5.2 V10

Lamborghini Urus 4.0 V8 BiTurbo

Lamborghini Revuelto 6.5 V12

Land Rover Defender 90 5.0 P425 V8

Land Rover Defender 110 5.0 P425 V8

Lotus Emira 3.5 V6

Maserati Levante 3.0 V6

Maserati Levante 3.8 V8

Maserati MC20 3.0 V6

McLaren GT 4.0T V8

Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 4.0 V8

Mercedes-Benz G400D

Mercedes-Benz G63

Mercedes-Benz GLC63

Mercedes-Benz GLE63

Mercedes-Benz GLS63h

Mercedes-Benz SL55

Porsche 718 Cayman 4.0 GT4

Porsche 911 3.7T 992 Turbo

Porsche Cayenne 4.0T V8

Porsche Macan 2.9T V6

Range Rover 4.4 P530 V8

Range Rover 4.4 P615 V8

Range Rover Sport 4.4P V8

Rolls-Royce Cullinan 6.75 V12

Rolls-Royce Ghost 6.75 V12

Toyota Hilux 2.8D

Toyota Land Cruiser 2.8D

Volkswagen Amarok 3.0 TDI