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The Car Tax rates were increased in the 2012 Budget - the new motor tax rates take effect from January 2012 and are shown below. Some rates have increased by over 50% !

Car Tax Rates in Ireland for all cars registered after July 2008 are based on CO2 emissions.

C02 Band
2012 Car Tax
2011 Car Tax
Band A:
0
-120g/km
€160 €104
Band B:
121g -140g/km
€225 €156
Band C:
141g-155g/km
€330 €302
Band D:
156g-170g/km
€481 €447
Band E:
171g-190g/km
€677 €630
Band F:
191g-225g/km
€1129 €1,050
Band G:
226g/km or more
€2258 €2,100


If you are looking for cheaper car insurance to save money - take a look at this page on Cheap car insurance
Also -
Find out here how you could get a Free NCT Test

Commercial Vehicles :
a small van under 3000kg weight will have road tax in 2012 of €310 a year (previously €288 a year) - regardless of the engine size or C02 emissions.

Older cars registered before July 2008 will continue to be have their motor tax based on the size of their engine - the bigger the engine cc - the higher the tax. Listed below are the increased car tax rates in Ireland as at Jan 2012 for cars registered before July 2008.

Engine Size cc
Car Tax from January 2012
Not over 1,000
185
1,001 to 1,100
278
1,101 to 1,200
307
1,201 to 1,300
333
1,301 to 1,400
358
1,401 to 1,500
384
1,501 to 1,600
478
1,601 to 1,700
506
1,701 to 1,800
592
1,801 to 1,900
626
1,901 to 2,000
660
2,001 to 2,100
843
2,101 to 2,200
885
2,201 to 2,300
925
2,301 to 2,400
962
2,401 to 2,500
1005
2,501 to 2,600
1204
2,601 to 2,700
1251
2,701 to 2,800
1294
2,801 to 2,900
1342
2,901 to 3,000
1390
3,001 or more
1683

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See this list of some Band A cars with low carbon emissions

Also - read about how to get a Refund on your Car Tax in certain circumstances


See the figures for VRT in Ireland - Vehicle Registration Tax



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