Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Evo IX (from 2005) car tax, Parkers
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Evo IX (2005 – 2008) road tax
FQ-300 road tax
MR FQ-360 road tax
FQ-340 road tax
Since 2010, fresh cars have been subject to a different rate of road tax during their very first year from fresh. The very first year rate is presently determined by a combination of CO2 emissions (higher CO2 = higher tax) and the type of fuel the car uses. It is only ever paid once, when the car leaves the showroom, and is always flipped into a car’s utter “on the road” price, so is the least visible of the road tax rates that may be applied to a car during its lifespan.
From April one 2017, if a car’s total list price, including any factory-fitted options, exceeds £40,000, an extra rate of £310 per year is paid in the very first five years that its road tax is renewed. This rate is only included in the figures shown below where the basic list price of a car – with no options – exceeds £40,000. Note that if adding options to a car priced under £40,000 in its basic form then thrusts its price over £40,000, then the extra rate will apply. If buying fresh, always check with the dealer what the utter list price of the car will be, including extras, so you know what road tax rate will apply at renewal.
From April one 2017, if a car’s total list price, including any factory-fitted options, exceeds £40,000, an extra rate of £170.50 per half year is paid in the very first five years that its road tax is renewed. This rate is only included in the figures shown below where the basic list price of a car – with no options – exceeds £40,000. Note that if adding options to a car priced under £40,000 in its basic form then shoves its price over £40,000, then the extra rate will apply. If buying fresh, always check with the dealer what the total list price of the car will be, including extras, so you know what road tax rate will apply at renewal.
Figure shown includes extra rate of £310 (per year) or £170.50 (per half year) levied on cars registered after April one 2017 with a list price over £40,000. The extra rate is only applied for the very first five years that road tax is renewed; renewals after that incur the standard rate for the car’s fuel type.
Cars registered after March one 2001 are classified into a range of bands according to their level of CO2 emissions, with cars in higher bands generally being subject to higher rates of road tax. The bandings were downright overhauled from April one 2017, so that most cars registered after that date will belong to a higher band than previously. More significantly, where CO2 band was previously used to determine both very first year rate and the standard rate at renewal, from April one 2017, CO2 band is only used to work out the very first year rate. The standard renewal rate is no longer based on CO2.