20.02.2025

Vehicle Excise Duty is changing as of April 1st 2025

If you are considering purchasing a brand new Motorrad bike in the next few months, it is important that you know of some significant changes to vehicle excise duty (VED), which are effective as of April 1st. These changes are only applicable to brand new vehicles, and will only affect the cost of your VED for the first year that the vehicle is registered. That being said, there are some significant increases across all emissions tax bands that are worth being made aware of. By registering your vehicle by March 31st, you are ensuring that you will not be affected by these changes, and that you will pay the current first year VED rate.

See the table below to see the exact changes in price from the current rates for each emission band, to the rates effective as of April 1st 2025:

CO2 emissions
(g/km)
First Year Rate
(Current)
First Year Rate from 01/04/2025
(From 01/04/2025)
Standard Rate
(Current)
Standard Rate
(From 01/04/2025)
0 £0 £10 £0 £195
1 to 50 £10 £110 £190 £195
51 to 75 £30 £130 £190 £195
76 to 90 £135 £270 £190 £195
91 to 100 £175 £350 £190 £195
101 to 110 £195 £390 £190 £195
111 to 130 £220 £440 £190 £195
131 to 150 £270 £540 £190 £195
151 to 170 £680 £1,360 £190 £195
171 to 190 £1,095 £2,190 £190 £195
191 to 225 £1,650 £3,300 £190 £195
226 to 255 £2,340 £4,680 £190 £195
Over 255 £2,745 £5,490 £190 £195

Key Changes

  • The most significant changes in Vehicle Excise Duty only affect the first year rates.
  • As of April 1st 2025, all vehicles with emissions that are 76 g/km or higher will see their first year VED rate double in price, whilst the lower emission bands will also see significant rises.
  • Electric vehicles will see a noticeable change in VED rates. Currently all EVs are exempt from paying road tax; both for the first year rate, and the standard rate that follows. From April 1st 2025, the first year rate is £10, and electric vehicle owners will pay the same standard VED rate of £195 as owners of all other vehicles on the road.
  • Any vehicle registered by March 31st will avoid these price increases and pay the current rates.

Buying New From Williams

We understand the changes in Vehicle Excise Duty may influence your buying decisions. The table below highlights a selection BMW Motorrad bikes, to help understand how the changes in VED rates take affect when choosing your next new bike from Williams:

Vehicle CO2 Emissions (g/km)Current First Year Rate First Year Rate from April 1st
R 1250 GS Adventure110£195£390
S 1000 RR 149£270£540
M 1000 RR 151£680£1,360
K 1600 GT 137£270£540
G 310 R 80£135£270
R 18 129£220£440
CE 04 0£0£10