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The cost of vehicle tax for buses and larger vehicles
Calculate the cost of vehicle tax for your vehicle using the tables below. The tables contain the rates of vehicle tax for the different tax classes, together with tax class (TC) codes to distinguish them.
The rates shown apply to tax discs taken out from 13 March 2008.
Buses (TC34)
|
Seating capacity V5C |
12 months rate |
6 months rate |
|---|---|---|
|
10-17 |
£165.00 |
£90.75 |
|
18-36 |
£220.00 |
£121.00 |
|
37-61 |
£330.00 |
£181.50 |
|
62 and over |
£500.00 |
£275.00 |
Reduced pollution buses (TC38)
|
Seating capacity V5C |
|
|
|---|---|---|
|
10-17 |
£165.00 |
£90.75 |
|
18-36 |
£165.00 |
£90.75 |
|
37-61 |
£165.00 |
£90.75 |
|
62 and over |
£165.00 |
£90.75 |
General haulage (TC55)
|
12 months rate |
6 months rate |
|---|---|
|
£350.00 |
£192.50 |
Reduced pollution general haulage (TC56)
|
12 months rate |
6 months rate |
|---|---|
|
£165.00 |
£90.75 |
Recovery vehicles (TC47)
|
Over kg |
Not over kg |
12 months rate |
6 months rate |
|---|---|---|---|
|
3,500 |
25,000 |
£165.00 |
£90.75 |
|
25,000 |
Not applicable |
£410.00 |
£225.50 |
Private HGV (exceeding 3,500kg revenue weight) (TC10)
|
12 months rate |
6 months rate |
|---|---|
|
£165.00 |
£90.75 |
In this section...
- How to tax your vehicle with a reminder
- How to tax your vehicle without a reminder
- The cost of vehicle tax
- Insurance and MOT needed to tax your vehicle
- Taxing your vehicle in the disabled tax class
- Vehicle tax is due to expire while you are abroad
- How to apply for a duplicate tax disc
- How to apply for a refund on your vehicle tax
- How to exchange a tax disc
- Car tax rules
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