Standard rate is £200
Petrol, diesel and hybrid cars registered after 1 April 2017 pay £200 a year from their second licence.
Updated for the 2026/27 tax year
Find out what your car tax costs — in about a minute.
Road tax changed again this April. Answer three simple questions and we'll show your estimated annual, six-monthly and monthly figures, plus exactly what to do next.
- ✓Free estimate — no sign-up, no card details
- ✓Plain English, no DVLA jargon
- ✓Links straight to the official GOV.UK service
- 1Registration
- 2Details
- 3Estimate
What changed for 2026
VED is worked out from emissions, fuel type, age and the price of the car when new. Three changes affect most drivers this year.
£440 Expensive Car Supplement
If the list price was over £40,000 when new, an extra £440 a year applies for five years.
Electric cars now pay
EVs are no longer exempt, and those over £50,000 also pick up the supplement.
What you need before you tax it
Have these to hand and the official service takes about five minutes.
Read the step-by-step guideAbout the vehicle
- • A recent V11 reminder or last-chance letter from DVLA, or
- • Your V5C logbook (in your name), or
- • The green new-keeper slip if you've just bought it
About you
- • Your address and date of birth
- • Bank name, account number and sort code for Direct Debit
- • Accounts needing two signatures can't be used
Every vehicle on the road must be taxed
That applies even if your rate is £0. If you're not using the vehicle, declare SORN instead. Taxing is free to do yourself on GOV.UK — we're here to explain the numbers before you go.