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The cost of vehicle tax for buses and larger vehicles

Calculate the cost of vehicle tax for your vehicle using the tables below. The tables contain the rates of vehicle tax for the different tax classes, together with tax class (TC) codes to distinguish them.The rates shown apply to tax discs taken out from 1 April 2011.

Buses (TC34)

Seating capacity V5C(NI)
(including driver)		 12 months rate £ 6 months rate £
10-17 165.00 90.75
18-36 220.00 121.00
37-61 330.00 181.50
62 and over 500.00 275.00

Reduced pollution buses (TC38)

Seating capacity V5C(NI)
(including driver)		 12 months rate £ 6 months rate £
10-17 165.00 90.75
18-36 165.00 90.75
37-61 165.00 90.75
62 and over 165.00 90.75

General haulage (TC55)

12 months rate £ 6 months rate £
350.00 192.50

Reduced pollution general haulage (TC56)

12 months rate £ 6 months rate £
165.00 90.75

Recovery vehicles (TC47)

Over kg Not over kg 12 months rate £ 6 months rate £
3,500 25,000 165.00 90.75
25,000 N/A 410.00 225.50

Private HGV (exceeding 3,500kg revenue weight) (TC10)

12 months rate £ 6 months rate £
165.00 90.75

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