Car Tax Calculator

Purpose of calculator.
This calculator allows you to assess the Car Scale Charge and Private Fuel Charge for 2007-8.

Note that actual taxes on Diesel and other non electric non petrol vehicles now depend on several complicating factors. This calculator will give a rough figure for such cars, but the true figure will be slightly different.

Calculator Notes

1. List Price plus accessories. Exclude accessories designed to help disabled people, and exclude that part of the cost accounted for by allowing it to run on road fuel gas. Maximum value of list price is £80000, (if you buying a car with a higher price, only enter £80000). Classic cars (over 15 years old and with a market value in excess of £15000) are valued at market value.
   
   
2. Only the first £5000 paid by the employee helps to reduce their tax liability.
   
   
3. Tax is reduced if the car is 4 or more years old at the end of the year of assessment.
   
   
4. Other relates to cars that have no cylinder capacity and run on fuels other than electricity.
   
   
5. Car and fuel benefits depend upon the CO2 emissions of the vehicle. All new cars will have an official figure. Try http://www.vcacarfueldata.org.uk - select option VED (for Vehicle Emissions Data). The figure to enter is the official one, rounded down to the nearest 5. Where figures are not known leave the entry at 0 and engine size will be used.
   
   
6. Tax is reduced if the car is unavailable for part of the year. Normally only important when cars are acquired or disposed of part way through a year.
   
   
7. Based on a full year. (Future years figures are estimates and may change