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cars by the current VED bands. More than two to £110. The overall CO 2 banding structure of Table 4 UK net total VED receipts Company Car Tax
in three new cars pay no VED and almost one new and existing car VED regime has remained from all vehicles
in five existing cars pay £30 or less. Since April stable. Most motorists would recognise this as Company car tax has been linked to cars CO 2
2010 new car VED has remained £0 for a car a welcome stability during a period of significant 2001/02 2011/12 2014/15 ratings since 2002. Company cars typically have
emitting up to CO 2 130g/km. Also, for existing increases in total household and business costs. replacement cycles of up to three years, though
cars the three rate values up to CO 2 120 g/ The VED rate for a Band G car was £155 at June Graduated VED all cars 400 4,180 4,850 in some cases these have lengthened, possibly
km have not changed and the value for the CO 2 2010. By April 2015 it was £180, a rise of £25 in due to the recession. Also, since 2010, the regime
band 121 to 130g/km is up by just £20 from £90 five years. of which new cars - 210 170 has set significant benefit-in-kind incentives for
those businesses and employees using zero and
Table 3 UK VED graduated car regime bands and rates 2015/16 and shares of new Private and Light 3,500 1,270 750 ultra low emission vehicles. These incentives
Goods (PLG)
cars & car parc All VED all vehicles/ change and diminish significantly over the
licences 4,320 5,860 6,000 next five years. The essence of the changes is
Car Parc year end 2014 Rate: £ New cars in 2014 Rate: £ summarised in Table 6. By 2019/20 current plans
Source: DVLA financial data and SMMT estimates for the regime are for a 25% median-point of
All Parc All new an appropriate percentage of list price at a CO 2
CO values Band All Parc % cumulative % Standard All new % cumulative % First Year
2
VED Band (CO2 values) – rating of 105 to 109 – near the EU new car CO 2
17.7
2013 <=100 A 3.3 3.3 0 17.7 1st year/standard VED rate 0 regulation’s 95g/km EU-wide market average
33.6
101 - 110 B 4.7 8.0 20 15.9 A (Up to 100) - £0/£0 0 Capital Allowances specification. At 2013/14 the equivalent median
54.3
111 - 120 C 8.4 16.4 30 20.7 B (101-110) - £0/£20 0 tax-point was 165 to <=169 g/km. When the
C (111-120) - £0/£30 Since 2009 capital allowances, a cost relief for regime was first set in 2002/03 the appropriate
68.6
2012 121 - 130 D 7.7 23.8 110 14.3 D (121-130) - £0/£105 0 business investment against taxable profits, percentage rate’s 25% median point was
131 - 140 E 12.9 36.7 130 11.4 E (131-140) - £125/£125 130 has been referenced to cars CO 2 ratings referenced to a CO 2 rating of 215 to 219g/km. By
80.6
86.7
141 - 150 F 12.2 48.9 145 6.8 F (141-150) - £140/£140 145 and their status, new or used. The rates and
G (151-165) - £175/£175 this current tax year 2015/16, significant changes
93.2
2007 151 - 165 G 16.4 65.3 180 6.5 H (166-175) - £285/£200 180 corresponding CO 2 reference ratings for cars will also affect the lowest CO 2 emitting vehicles
166 - 175 H 7.2 72.5 205 2.2 I (176-185) - £335/£220 295 were stable from 2009 to 2013, but changed from and by 2019/20 the new or existing parc cars
95.4
96.8
176 - 185 I 5.8 78.3 225 1.3 J (186-200) - £475/£260 350 2013. The current rates are referenced to CO 2 with CO 2 emissions of up to 50g/km will see the
K (201-225) - £620/£280 ratings to 95g/km, 96 to 130, and 131 and over. A
98.2
186 - 200 J 5.7 84.0 265 1.4 L (226-255) - £840/£475 490 appropriate percentage of the car’s list price rise
2000 first year allowance is set at 100% for new cars from 5% at 2015/16 to 16%.
99.2
201 - 225 K 5.0 89.1 290 1.0 M (Over 255) - £1,065/£490 640 with ratings up to 95g/km; 18% for the main pool
226 - 255 L 3.1 92.1 490 0.5 99.6 870 of 96 to 130g/km and 8% for the special pool
0%
505
>255 20% M 40% 2.9 60% 95.0 80% 100% 100 1,100 of 131 and over. At Budget 2014 the coalition
0.4
unknown Market share 100 government extended the First Year Allowance Table 6 Company car taxation regime
5.0
for a further three years until 31 March 2018. 2013 to 2019P and 2014 parc and new
From April 2018, the carbon dioxide emissions
Chart 11 VED bands and new car market share 2000 – 2014 threshold will be cut from 95 g/km to 75 g/ cars shares in total
km. The table below, table 5, illustrates the car
capital allowances regime and its distribution in CO 2 2013/ All All 2015/ 2017/ 2019/
VED Band (CO2 values) – g/km 14 Parc New 16 18* 20
2013 1st year/standard VED rate terms of the UK car parc at the end of 2014 and appropriate percentage
2014
new car registrations in 2014.
A (Up to 100) - £0/£0
A (to 100) of car list price taxed
B (101-110) - £0/£20
B (101-110)
C (111-120) - £0/£30
C (111-120) 0 0 0.03% 0.27% 5 9 16
2013
2012 D (121-130)
D (121-130) - £0/£105
E (131-140) Table 5 UK capital allowances CO 2 <=50 5 0.04% 0.31% 5 9 16
E (131-140) - £125/£125
F (141-150)
F (141-150) - £140/£140
G (151-165) bands/rates and percentage shares of 51-75 5 0.01% 0.08% 9 15 19
G (151-165) - £175/£175
2007 H (166-175)
H (166-175) - £285/£200
2007 I (176-185) all new cars and car parc
I (176-185) - £335/£220
J (186-200) 18% - 96 to 131 g/km 76-94 10 0.36% 2.19% 13 17 22
J (186-200) - £475/£260
K (201-225) to 95g/km 130 g/km and over
K (201-225) - £620/£280
2000 L (226-255) 95-99 11 0.65% 3.52% 14 18 23
L (226-255) - £840/£475
2000 M (Over 255) 100%
M (Over 255) - £1,065/£490 allowance first year standard special 100-
type allowance allowance 104 12 2.21% 11.34% 15 19 24
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% allowance
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% All car parc 105- 13 1.58% 6.82% 16 20 25
Market share at 2014 1.1% 18.5% 80.4% 109
The implication in terms of stable nominal total 81% of all VED. Vans and cars with no CO 2 rating All new
Market share
revenues from VED on all vehicles, but declines comprise the other significant aspect, at just cars in 2014 6.4% 62.2% 31.4%
in real terms is summarised in table 4 . The below 13%. Source: Budget Statements to March 2015
graduated car VED regime now accounts for
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