Sure motorists face hefty £5,690 automobile tax payments from April below main Automobile Excise Responsibility (VED) automobile tax updates.

Nearly 60 vehicles are set to pay a whopping £5,690 per yr (Picture: Getty)
Nearly 60 petrol and diesel vehicles are anticipated to be slapped with a whopping £200 automobile tax hike, with payments rising to £5,690 per yr. Fashionable autos from prime manufacturers resembling Audi, BMW, Ford and Mercedes make the checklist with costs set to rise from April 1, 2026.
Automobile Excise Responsibility (VED) charges improve every Spring according to inflation, though prices differ relying on tax bands. Homeowners of brand-new autos pay the best payments, with first-year charges setting drivers again hundreds of kilos. Model new vehicles pay VED tax on a sliding scale relying on car emissions, with the most-polluting autos charged probably the most.

The Aston Martin DB12 is amongst vehicles understood to be affected (Picture: Getty)
Vehicles emitting greater than 255g/km of CO2 noticed VED charges double final yr, with Labour rising prices from £2,745 to £5,490 per yr. Nonetheless, charges will rise once more from April as prices improve to £5,690 per yr in a serious blow for homeowners.
New fashions understood to emit greater than 255g/km of CO2 embody autos such because the BMW M8 4.4 V8, Ford Mustang 5.0 V8 and Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 4.0 V8. Excessive-performance fashions such because the beautiful Ferrari Purosangue 6.5 V12, Lamborghini Huracan 5.2 V10 and Porsche 911 3.7T 992 Turbo are additionally listed.
Nonetheless, it’s not all fancy sportscars or luxurious fashions, with extra extraordinary autos such because the Volkswagen Amarok 3.0 TDI additionally regarded as affected. Motorists will solely pay the top-end £5,690 cost of their first yr on the roads, with homeowners reverting to the usual VED cost from yr two.
Doubkle cab pick-ups such because the Ford Rangers and Toyota Hilux are listed as emitting over 255g/km of CO2, however pays larger charges primarily based on a unique methodology. These vehicles are double-cab pick-up fashions with solely the BIK charges up to date and VAT claimed again if the double-cab is over one-tonne.
Exchequer Secretary Dan Tomlinson confirmed the replace, explaining: “Automobile Excise Responsibility (VED), typically often known as ‘highway tax’ or ‘car tax’, is a tax on autos used or stored on public roads.
“Completely different charges apply to vehicles, vans, and bikes, and the speed for every car is calculated in keeping with a spread of things, resembling its date of first registration, weight, or CO2 emissions.”
Full checklist of recent vehicles emitting over 255g/km of CO2
- Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2.9 V6 Bi-Turbo
- Aston Martin DB12 4.0 V8
- Aston Martin DBX 4.0 V8
- Aston Martin Vantage 4.0 V8
- Audi R8 5.2 FSI V10
- Audi RS6 4.0 TFSI V8
- Audi RS7 4.0 TFSI V8
- Audi RSQ8 4.0 TFSI V8
- Audi S8 4.0 TFSI V8
- Audi SQ7 4.0 TFSI V8
- Audi SQ8 4.0 TFSI V8
- Bentley Bentayga 4.0 V8
- Bentley Continental 4.0 V8
- Bentley Continental 6.0 W12
- Bentley Flying Spur 4.0 V8
- BMW Alpina XB7 4.4 V8
- BMW M8 4.4 V8
- BMW X5 M 4.4 V8
- BMW X6 M 4.4 V8
- BMW X7 M 4.4 V8
- Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 6.2 V8
- Ferrari Purosangue 6.5 V12
- Ferrari Roma 3.8T V8
- Ford Mustang 5.0 V8
- Ford Ranger 2.0 TD EcoBlue
- Ford Ranger 3.0 EcoBlue
- Ford Ranger 3.0 V6
- INEOS Grenadier 3.0P
- Jaguar F-Tempo 5.0 P575 V8
- Jeep Wrangler 2.0 GME
- Lamborghini Huracan 5.2 V10
- Lamborghini Revuelto 6.5 V12
- Lamborghini Urus 4.0 V8 BiTurbo
- Land Rover Defender 110 5.0 P425 V8
- Land Rover Defender 90 5.0 P425 V8
- Lotus Emira 3.5 V6
- Maserati Levante 3.0 V6
- Maserati Levante 3.8 V8
- Maserati MC20 3.0 V6
- McLaren GT 4.0T V8
- Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 4.0 V8
- Mercedes-Benz G400D
- Mercedes-Benz G63
- Mercedes-Benz GLC63
- Mercedes-Benz GLE63
- Mercedes-Benz GLS63h
- Mercedes-Benz SL55
- Porsche 718 Cayman 4.0 GT4
- Porsche 911 3.7T 992 Turbo
- Porsche Cayenne 4.0T V8
- Porsche Macan 2.9T V6
- Vary Rover 4.4 P530 V8
- Vary Rover 4.4 P615 V8
- Vary Rover Sport 4.4P V8
- Rolls-Royce Cullinan 6.75 V12
- Rolls-Royce Ghost 6.75 V12
- Toyota Hilux 2.8D
- Toyota Land Cruiser 2.8D
- Volkswagen Amarok 3.0 TDI


















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