Car Tax Rates 2012 Ireland

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