dvla tax

The DVLA has confirmed the first car tax licence rates for cars registered after April 1, 2026. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Licensing Agency has issued a confirmed list of ‘first licence rates’ of vehicle tax which will be levied on cars first registered on or after April 1, 2026. The ‘first licence rate’ bands have been set based on emissions, and apply to petrol and diesel cars, with the lowest band set at £10 and the highest set at £5,690 per year. According to the government’s own data, average CO2 emissions for new cars in the UK since 2022 are 111.4g/km. But looking purely at petrol