How Much Is Van Road Tax? UK Van VED Explained (2026/27)

Most light goods vans pay one flat rate. These are the figures on the GOV.UK vehicle tax rate tables for other vehicles.

A six-month tax disc is not half of £360. The single payment is £198. Paying that six months by Direct Debit is £189. Twelve monthly instalments add up to £378.

Rates are set each year. Confirm the live figure for a specific registration on GOV.UK before you rely on it. Our van tax checker looks up the current rate and tax status for one registration.

Van road tax, officially Vehicle Excise Duty, is not car tax. Cars are taxed on CO2 and list price. A light goods van up to 3,500kg, first registered on or after 1 March 2001, pays the same £360 whether it is a small van or a long-wheelbase large van. That is the useful fact. The Expensive Car Supplement on the car rate tables does not appear on the light-goods table.

A narrow set of older vans pays £140. The van has to be Euro 4 and registered from 1 March 2003 to 31 December 2006, or Euro 5 and registered from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2010, and not over 3,500kg. GOV.UK also places zero-emission vehicles registered in those same windows in that £140 class. An electric van registered later pays the standard £360, not this reduced rate.

Vans registered before 1 March 2001 are taxed in the Private and Light Goods class on engine size, with a lower band up to 1549cc and a higher band above it. Those pound figures move with the Budget. Use the official rate tables rather than a remembered number.

Yes. The light-goods table includes zero-emission vehicles at the standard £360, or £198 for a single six-month payment. Electric vans do not get the £10 first-year rate that electric cars get. The car Expensive Car Supplement is not a van charge.

The running-cost advantage of an electric van is now fuel and, for a company van, benefit tax. Browse electric vans for sale and add the tax figure in the running-cost calculator.

You can tax a van online at GOV.UK vehicle tax. You need the 16-digit reference from a new-keeper slip (V5C/2), the 11-digit reference from the V5C, or the reference on a V11 reminder. You also need a valid MOT if the van is over three years old, and insurance. If the van is off the road and untaxed, you declare a SORN instead.

If an employer provides a van that is used privately, that is taxed separately from road tax. For 2026/27 the van benefit charge is £4,170. The van fuel benefit, when the employer also pays for private fuel, is £798. A zero-emission company van is reported at 0% of £4,170, which is £0. Confirm the current treatment on GOV.UK company vans. Ordinary commuting plus business use usually does not trigger the charge. Private journeys do.

Road tax is one line. Fuel, insurance, servicing and depreciation sit beside it. The running-cost calculator adds them up. If you drive into London or another clean-air zone, check the van with the ULEZ checker. A daily charge can dwarf £360.

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Figures are for the 2026/27 UK tax year. VED and benefit charges are set annually. Confirm the exact figure for a specific vehicle on GOV.UK before relying on it. This guide is general information, not tax advice.