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Rohan Gye, DVLA Vehicle Service Manager, said:

These changes won鈥檛 affect any vehicles that are registered before 1 April 2017. So, for anyone who already owns a car or is thinking of buying a used car the rates of vehicle tax will not be changing. However, anyone considering buying a new car that will be first registered from 1 April should check the vehicle tax rates table on 188体育 to find out how much they鈥檒l pay.

Under the changes, vehicle tax for the first year will continue to be based on CO2 emissions. After the first year, the amount of tax to pay will depend on the type of vehicle. The new rates are:

• 拢140 a year for petrol or diesel vehicles
• 拢130 a year for alternative fuel vehicles (hybrids, bioethanol and LPG)
• 拢0 a year for vehicles with zero CO2 emissions

In addition, for vehicles with a list price of more than 拢40,000, the rate of tax is based on CO2 emissions for the first year. After the first year, the rate depends on the type of vehicle (petrol, diesel, zero emission etc) and an additional rate of 拢310 a year for the next 5 years. After those 5 years, the vehicle will then be taxed at one of the standard rates (拢140, 拢130 or 拢0) depending on the vehicle.

There is also further information available on the changes.