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[Mr Skrunts]

Full list of 59 cars to face £5,690 car tax in April 2026 including Mercedes and BMW

Can post a link if required but thought better of it with all the adds in contains

[Mr Skrunts]

Used AI instead

 59 cars facing £5,690 car tax in April 2026
(Most are high-performance or large-engined petrol/diesel models)


Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2.9 V6 Bi-Turbo
Audi R8 5.2 FSI V10
Audi RS6 4.0 TFSI V8
Audi RS7 4.0 TFSI V8
Audi RSQ8 4.0 TFSI V8
Audi S8 4.0 TFSI V8
Audi SQ7 4.0 TFSI V8
Audi SQ8 4.0 TFSI V8
Aston Martin DBX 4.0 V8
Aston Martin DB12 4.0 V8
Aston Martin Vantage 4.0 V8
Bentley Bentayga 4.0 V8
Bentley Continental 4.0 V8
Bentley Continental 6.0 W12
Bentley Flying Spur 4.0 V8
BMW Alpina XB7 4.4 V8
BMW M8 4.4 V8
BMW X5 M 4.4 V8
BMW X6 M 4.4 V8
BMW X7 M 4.4 V8
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 6.2 V8
Ferrari Purosangue 6.5 V12
Ferrari Roma 3.8T V8
Ford Mustang 5.0 V8
Ford Ranger 2.0 TD EcoBlue
Ford Ranger 3.0 EcoBlue
Ford Ranger 3.0 V6
INEOS Grenadier 3.0P
Jaguar F-Pace 5.0 P575 V8
Jeep Wrangler 2.0 GME
Lamborghini Huracan 5.2 V10
Lamborghini Urus 4.0 V8 BiTurbo
Lamborghini Revuelto 6.5 V12
Land Rover Defender 90 5.0 P425 V8
Land Rover Defender 110 5.0 P425 V8
Lotus Emira 3.5 V6
Maserati Levante 3.0 V6
Maserati Levante 3.8 V8
Maserati MC20 3.0 V6
McLaren GT 4.0T V8
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 4.0 V8
Mercedes-Benz G400D
Mercedes-Benz G63
Mercedes-Benz GLC63
Mercedes-Benz GLE63
Mercedes-Benz GLS63h
Mercedes-Benz SL55
Porsche 718 Cayman 4.0 GT4
Porsche 911 3.7T 992 Turbo
Porsche Cayenne 4.0T V8
Porsche Macan 2.9T V6
Range Rover 4.4 P530 V8
Range Rover 4.4 P615 V8
Range Rover Sport 4.4P V8
Rolls-Royce Ghost 6.75 V12
Rolls-Royce Cullinan 6.75 V12
Toyota Hilux 2.8D
Toyota Land Cruiser 2.8D
Volkswagen Amarok 3.0 TDI

📌 These models typically emit over 255 g/km CO₂, placing them in the top Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) band with first-year tax jumping to £5,690 for vehicles newly registered on or after 1 April 2026.

📊 Why the huge tax jump?

New VED rules: The UK government has changed first-year Vehicle Excise Duty calculations so that very high-emission petrol and diesel cars now attract significantly higher tax to discourage their purchase and use.

Threshold effect: Cars emitting over 255 g/km of CO₂ now fall into the highest first-year tax band — previously up to £5,490 under the 2025 rules — but rising to £5,690 for 2026/27.

These figures apply only to first-year tax; subsequent years will revert to the standard rate of car tax with any applicable expensive car supplement added depending on list price.

If you want, I can also break down the VED costs by CO₂ band so you can see how much different cars will pay from April 2026 (e.g., low, medium and high emissions). Just let me know!

[Mr Skrunts]

May be some cheap cars on the market in April

[Doctor Gollum]

May be some cheap cars on the market in April

2029 perhaps...

It only affects brand new cars sold on or after April 1st 2026. You might see an increase in pre-registered cars but the information is misrepresented. It's an increase over existing Year 1 bands. These cars already attract a first year enhancement of £5,490 so it's only an increase of £200/5490, aka 3.64 %

Inflation was 3.8% in November. This annual increase is neither unexpected nor news.

Be outraged if you want, but stop pandering to the hysterical 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

£5690....

And you can't simply write 'tax in post' and pop it in the tax disc holder like I used to with numerous two-wheeled beasties.

[STEMO]

£5690....

And you can't simply write 'tax in post' and pop it in the tax disc holder like I used to with numerous two-wheeled beasties.

Guinness label 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Used AI instead

 59 cars facing £5,690 car tax in April 2026
(Most are high-performance or large-engined petrol/diesel models)


Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2.9 V6 Bi-Turbo
Audi R8 5.2 FSI V10
Audi RS6 4.0 TFSI V8
Audi RS7 4.0 TFSI V8
Audi RSQ8 4.0 TFSI V8
Audi S8 4.0 TFSI V8
Audi SQ7 4.0 TFSI V8
Audi SQ8 4.0 TFSI V8
Aston Martin DBX 4.0 V8
Aston Martin DB12 4.0 V8
Aston Martin Vantage 4.0 V8
Bentley Bentayga 4.0 V8
Bentley Continental 4.0 V8
Bentley Continental 6.0 W12
Bentley Flying Spur 4.0 V8
BMW Alpina XB7 4.4 V8
BMW M8 4.4 V8
BMW X5 M 4.4 V8
BMW X6 M 4.4 V8
BMW X7 M 4.4 V8
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 6.2 V8
Ferrari Purosangue 6.5 V12
Ferrari Roma 3.8T V8
Ford Mustang 5.0 V8
Ford Ranger 2.0 TD EcoBlue
Ford Ranger 3.0 EcoBlue
Ford Ranger 3.0 V6
INEOS Grenadier 3.0P
Jaguar F-Pace 5.0 P575 V8
Jeep Wrangler 2.0 GME
Lamborghini Huracan 5.2 V10
Lamborghini Urus 4.0 V8 BiTurbo
Lamborghini Revuelto 6.5 V12
Land Rover Defender 90 5.0 P425 V8
Land Rover Defender 110 5.0 P425 V8
Lotus Emira 3.5 V6
Maserati Levante 3.0 V6
Maserati Levante 3.8 V8
Maserati MC20 3.0 V6
McLaren GT 4.0T V8
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 4.0 V8
Mercedes-Benz G400D
Mercedes-Benz G63
Mercedes-Benz GLC63
Mercedes-Benz GLE63
Mercedes-Benz GLS63h
Mercedes-Benz SL55
Porsche 718 Cayman 4.0 GT4
Porsche 911 3.7T 992 Turbo
Porsche Cayenne 4.0T V8
Porsche Macan 2.9T V6
Range Rover 4.4 P530 V8
Range Rover 4.4 P615 V8
Range Rover Sport 4.4P V8
Rolls-Royce Ghost 6.75 V12
Rolls-Royce Cullinan 6.75 V12
Toyota Hilux 2.8D
Toyota Land Cruiser 2.8D
Volkswagen Amarok 3.0 TDI

📌 These models typically emit over 255 g/km CO₂, placing them in the top Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) band with first-year tax jumping to £5,690 for vehicles newly registered on or after 1 April 2026.

📊 Why the huge tax jump?

New VED rules: The UK government has changed first-year Vehicle Excise Duty calculations so that very high-emission petrol and diesel cars now attract significantly higher tax to discourage their purchase and use.

Threshold effect: Cars emitting over 255 g/km of CO₂ now fall into the highest first-year tax band — previously up to £5,490 under the 2025 rules — but rising to £5,690 for 2026/27.

These figures apply only to first-year tax; subsequent years will revert to the standard rate of car tax with any applicable expensive car supplement added depending on list price.

If you want, I can also break down the VED costs by CO₂ band so you can see how much different cars will pay from April 2026 (e.g., low, medium and high emissions). Just let me know!

With one or two exceptions most of the above are six figure cars when new, so I suppose some can afford to pay without too much thought.

Not many though.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

£5690....

And you can't simply write 'tax in post' and pop it in the tax disc holder like I used to with numerous two-wheeled beasties.

Guinness label

I didn't like to discriminate so no tax ran along side no insurance, no MOT, and no licence, when they caught me.

Ah....those were the days.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Indeed. 
The only way they got you was if they outran you in a chase and then it was a fair cop*.
If you outran them, they just thought " we will get you next time".
It was good sport enjoyed by all who took part - apart from those who died trying, but that was the risk, if you decided to take it.
The world was a simpler and better place then. 

* It was sometimes a bit more complicated in Belfast, where they had random Police roadblocks.
Thats how I got caught riding a Norton Commando when I was sixteen.
 Cop pointed at me to pull into the nearside. I briefly though about just gunning it, but the machine gun he was pointing at me made me se sense, so I complied. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Indeed. 
The only way they got you was if they outran you in a chase and then it was a fair cop*.
If you outran them, they just thought " we will get you next time".
It was good sport enjoyed by all who took part - apart from those who died trying, but that was the risk, if you decided to take it.
The world was a simpler and better place then. 

* It was sometimes a bit more complicated in Belfast, where they had random Police roadblocks.
Thats how I got caught riding a Norton Commando when I was sixteen.
 Cop pointed at me to pull into the nearside. I briefly though about just gunning it, but the machine gun he was pointing at me made me se sense, so I complied. 

Yep. Very wise.

I was given a good kicking in the cells a number of times. This was before CCTV or recorded interviews.

It was something we all knew would happen if we got caught being a naughty boy.

[Lizzie Zoom]

Indeed. 
The only way they got you was if they outran you in a chase and then it was a fair cop*.
If you outran them, they just thought " we will get you next time".
It was good sport enjoyed by all who took part - apart from those who died trying, but that was the risk, if you decided to take it.
The world was a simpler and better place then. 

* It was sometimes a bit more complicated in Belfast, where they had random Police roadblocks.
Thats how I got caught riding a Norton Commando when I was sixteen.
 Cop pointed at me to pull into the nearside. I briefly though about just gunning it, but the machine gun he was pointing at me made me se sense, so I complied. 

Yep. Very wise.

I was given a good kicking in the cells a number of times. This was before CCTV or recorded interviews.

It was something we all knew would happen if we got caught being a naughty boy.

Ah, before PACE Act 1984 then