EIM23410 - Car benefit: appropriate percentage: ready reckoner for petrol-powered cars to 2010/11 (type P)

Section 139 ITEPA 2003

This page relates to step 5 of the method statement in Section 121(1) ITEPA 2003, see EIM23101.

This table is based on the lower thresholds of CO2 emissions (see EIM23405) and shows the appropriate percentages for a petrol-powered car. It does not apply to qualifying low emissions cars (QUALECs; see EIM23402) for years from 2008/09 when the term is defined in the legislation.


CO2 emissions (g/km)

(see note)

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06 to 2007/08

2008/09 to 2009/10

2010/11

130

15%

15%

15%

15%

15%

135

15%

15%

15%

15%

16%

140

15%

15%

15%

16%

17%

145

15%

15%

16%

17%

18%

150

15%

16%

17%

18%

19%

155

15%

17%

18%

19%

20%

160

16%

18%

19%

20%

21%

165

17%

19%

20%

21%

22%

170

18%

20%

21%

22%

23%

175

19%

21%

22%

23%

24%

180

20%

22%

23%

24%

25%

185

21%

23%

24%

25%

26%

190

22%

24%

25%

26%

27%

195

23%

25%

26%

27%

28%

200

24%

26%

27%

28%

29%

205

25%

27%

28%

29%

30%

210

26%

28%

29%

30%

31%

215

27%

29%

30%

31%

32%

220

28%

30%

31%

32%

33%

225

29%

31%

32%

33%

34%

230

30%

32%

33%

34%

35%

235

31%

33%

34%

35%

35%

240

32%

34%

35%

35%

35%

245

33%

35%

35%

35%

35%

250

34%

35%

35%

35%

35%

255

35%

35%

35%

35%

35%


For details of how the table is used in calculating the car benefit charge see example EIM23490 onwards.

The appropriate percentage arrived at from this table is subject to other adjustments for alternative fuels, though it is used unless the car falls within one of the categories for which adjustments are required. There is a summary of these adjustments at

  • EIM23420 for years from 2002/03 to 2005/06,
  • EIM23421 for years from 2006/07 to 2010/11

Full details are on succeeding pages.

Note: The exact CO2 figure is always rounded down to the nearest 5 grams per kilometre (g/km). For example, CO2 emissions of 188g/km are treated as 185g/km.

Years from 2011/12

See EIM23411.