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Vehicle Excise Duty 2012/13: light commercial vehicles

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VED rates for 2012/13 start from £135 a year

Commonly known as road tax, but in actual fact it’s Vehicle Excise Duty or VED.

These are the rates announced in Budget 2012. Euro IV emissions standards for vans became mandatory for all vehicles registered after December 31, 2006. The rates for light commercial vehicles for 2012/13 are:

Pre-graduated VED vans (up to 1,549cc)

£135

Pre-graduated VED vans (over 1,549cc)

£220

Euro IV vans (registered between March 1, 2003 and December 31, 2006)

£135

Euro V vans (registered from January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2010)

£135

Standard rate

£220