Car tax 2018 - Avoid these diesel cars as they face up to £500 extra charges from today
CERTAIN diesel cars will face paying higher car tax rates from today, due to the new fees being introduced, costing drivers up to £500 more in the first year.
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The new diesel car tax rates come into force today, which could significantly add to the cost of vehicle excise duty for thousands of drivers.
All new diesel cars registered after April 1st 2018, that don’t meet an emissions standard, face paying between £15 and £500 more in tax for the first year.
This is due to a new emissions standard that is being introduced - Real World Driving Emissions 2.
Diesel cars that do not meet the standard will face paying up to £500 more in vehicle excise duty (VED).
The issue with this is due to the fact the emissions standard does not become mandatory until 2020, meaning no new car currently meets it.
Under the driving emissions standard the amount of nitrogen oxides per kilometre a diesel car can emit has been significantly reduced.
Motorists that buy a car, which produces between 171 and 190 g/km CO2 will pay £400 more in the first year, while cars that produce between 191 and 225 g/km CO2, will have to pay an additional £500 in the first year.
Cars that produce between 130g/km to 150 g/km of CO2 face paying £300 more in the first year.
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Here are some of the cars that will be hit the hardest by the inflated fees:
Land Rover Discovery SDV6 SE 3.0 litre SDV6 - 203g/km - £47,500.00
Hyundai i800 2.5-litre CRDi - 199g/km (£28,545)
Range Rover 4.4-litre SDV8 - 219g/km (£86,700)
Range Rover Sport 3.0-litre SDV6 - 211g/km (£62,650)
Mercedes GLS 350d - 199g/km (£71,430)
Porsche Cayenne 4.2-litre - 209g/km (£68,022)
Ssangyong Rexton 2.2-litre - 194g/km (£24,495)
Ssangyong Turismo 2.2-litre - 196g/km (£23,250)
Toyota Land Cruiser 2.8-litre - 194g/km - (£37,230)
Mercedes G-Class G350d - 261g/km - N/A
Mitsubishi Shogun SWB SG2 Diesel Auto 4WD - 238g/km - £32,645
Audi SQ7 4.0-litre TDI - 199g/km (£88,295)
Bentley Bentayga Diesel - 210 g/km - N/A
After the first year drivers will have to pay one of the there standardised rates that come are payable from the second year onwards.
These standard rate charges will vary for drivers depending on what type of car they are and what fuel they use:
-£140 per year for petrol and diesel vehicles
-£130 per year for ‘alternative fuel’ vehicles, such as hybrids
-£0 per year for zero emissions vehicles, such as fully electric
Here are new car tax bands as of April 2017 compared to the new rates set to be introduced as of April 2018 for diesel drivers:
1 - 50 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE:£10
FROM 2018: £25
51 - 75 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE: £25
FROM 2018: £100
76 - 90 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE: £100
FROM 2018: £120
91 - 100 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE: £120
FROM 2018: £140
101 - 110 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE: £140
FROM 2018: £160
111 - 130 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE: £160
FROM 2018: £200
131 - 150 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE: £200
FROM 2018: £500
151 - 170 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE:£500
FROM 2018: £800
171 - 190 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE: £800
FROM 2018: £1,200
191 - 225 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE: £1,200
FROM 2018:£1,700
226 - 255 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE: £1,700
FROM 2018:£2,000
Over 255 g/km CO2
CURRENT RATE: £2,000