Car Road Tax Rates 2025. You need to pay tax when the vehicle is first registered, this covers the vehicle for 12 months. The government is set to uprate standard vehicle excise duty (ved) rates for cars, vans and motorcycles in line with inflation from april 1, 2025, new budget documents have.
From april 2025, the standard road tax rate will rise in line with inflation, but new car buyers will face a significantly higher bill if their vehicle exceeds the 75g/km co2 threshold. The flat rate cost of car tax in 2025 is £190.