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==Other vehicle tax rates== ===Light goods vehicles (TC39)=== Registered on or after 1 March 2001 and not over 3,500 kg revenue weight (also known as maximum or gross vehicle weight). {| class="wikitable" !Single 12 month payment !Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit !Total of 12 monthly instalments by Direct Debit !Single 6 month payment !6 months by Direct Debit |- |£290 |£290 |£304.50 |£159.50 |£152.25 |} ===Euro 4 light goods vehicles (TC36)=== Registered between 1 March 2003 and 31 December 2006, Euro 4 compliant and not over 3,500 kg revenue weight. {| class="wikitable" !Single 12 month payment !Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit !Total of 12 monthly instalments by Direct Debit !Single 6 month payment !6 months by Direct Debit |- |£140 |£140 |£147 |£77 |£73.50 |} ===Euro 5 light goods vehicles (TC36)=== Registered between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2010, Euro 5 compliant and not over 3,500 kg revenue weight. {| class="wikitable" !Single 12 month payment !Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit !Total of 12 monthly instalments by Direct Debit !Single 6 month payment !6 months by Direct Debit |- |£140 |£140 |£147 |£77 |£73.50 |} ===Motorcycle (with or without sidecar) (TC17)=== {| class="wikitable" !Engine size (cc) !Single 12 month payment !Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit !Total of 12 monthly instalments by Direct Debit !Single 6 month payment !6 months by Direct Debit |- !Not over 150 |£26 |£26 |£27.30 |N/A |N/A |- !151-400 |£57 |£57 |£59.85 |£31.35 |£29.93 |- !401-600 |£87 |£87 |£91.35 |£47.85 |£45.68 |- !Over 600 |£121 |£121 |£127.05 |£66.55 |£63.53 |} ===Tricycles (not over 450kg unladen) (TC50)=== {| class="wikitable" !Engine size (cc) !Single 12 month payment !Single 12 month payment by Direct Debit !Total of 12 monthly instalments by Direct Debit !Single 6 month payment !6 months by Direct Debit |- !Tricycle not over 150 |£26 |£26 |£27.30 |N/A |N/A |- !All other tricycles |£121 |£121 |£127.05 |£55.55 |£53.03 |} ===Trade licences=== Trade licences are available for between 6 and 12 months, depending on the month in which the application is made. {| class="wikitable" ! Issue month ! Expiry month ! Period !Rate<br />(most vehicles) !Rate<br />(bicycles and tricycles) |- !rowspan="2" |January |June |6 months |£94.05 |£65.55 |- |December |12 months | rowspan="2" |£171 | rowspan="2" |£121 |- !February |December |11 months |- !March |December |10 months |£156.75 |£110.90 |- !April |December |9 months |£141.05 |£99.80 |- !May |December |8 months |£125.40 |£88.75 |- !June |December |7 months |£109.70 |£77.65 |- !July |December |6 months |£94.05 |£66.55 |- !August |June |11 months |£171 |£121 |- !September |June |10 months |£156.75 |£110.90 |- !October |June |9 months |£141.05 |£99.80 |- !November |June |8 months |£125.40 |£88.75 |- !December |June |7 months |£109.70 |£77.65 |} ===Heavy goods vehicles=== VED payable for [[Large goods vehicle|heavy goods vehicles]] (those over 3,500 kg revenue weight) varies according to their weight and axle configuration. The 12-month rates applicable from 1 August 2023 range from £80 to £850.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=V149/1 – Rates of vehicle tax for heavy goods vehicles etc |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64ca1f035c2e6f0013e8d967/v149x1-rates-of-vehicle-tax.pdf |access-date=16 February 2025 |website=DVLA}}</ref> An additional HGV levy for vehicles with a revenue weight of 12,000 kg or more was introduced with effect from 1 April 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 February 2013 |title=HGV Road User Levy Act 2013 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/7/data.xht?view=snippet&wrap=true |access-date=16 February 2024 |website=legislation.gov.uk}}</ref> The levy is paid at the same time as VED, the amount varying according to weight, axle configuration and emissions rating; there are higher levies for vehicles pulling a trailer of over 4,000 kg. The 12-month levies applicable from 1 August 2023 range from £150 to £749.<ref name=":0" /> Vehicles over 12,000 kg that are not registered in the UK must also pay the HGV levy before entering the UK, although zero-emission vehicles are exempt. Payment can be made on a daily, weekly, monthly or annual basis. The rate ranges from £3 per day (or £150 per year) to £10 per day (or £749 per year).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-12 |title=How to use the HGV levy service |url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-use-the-hgv-levy-service |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref> The HGV levy was suspended from 1 August 2020 to 31 July 2023 to support the haulage sector and aid pandemic recovery efforts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Field |first=Russell |date=24 June 2022 |title=HGV levy: RHA says government should consider delay to reintroduction |url=https://transportuk.co.uk/2022/06/24/hgv-levy-rha-says-government-should-consider-delay-to-reintroduction/ |access-date=16 February 2025 |website=Transport UK}}</ref>
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