A car expert has revealed the top ten used cars that have the lowest car tax, with some costing just £20. Cazoo explains that if a car is registered before April 2017 then it will tend to come with a much lower tax bill. The car tax, or rules changed in April and meant that electric vehicles, which had previously been charged on CO2 emissions will attract a flat rate of £195 per year from next year while cars worth over £40,000 will pay an

Cazoo explains how older cars. those registered before 31 March 2017 will be charged based on their emissions which could mean drivers pay between £20 to £35 a year.

If your car was registered after 1 April 2025, you will pay the lowest first-year rate, but then £195 annually, owever, if you have an electriv vehicle registered before 31st March 2017 tax will be charged at £20 a year.

Cazoo lists the top 10 cheapest cars in the UK to tax

The BMW 2 Series 218d or 220d models registered before 1 April 2017 attract tax of £20 or £35 per year.

Cazoo said that some previous-generation diesel models registered between 2008-2017 cost £20 a year in tax. These include the 1.5 TDCi, 1.4 TDCi or 1.6 TDCi diesel engines while 1.25-litre petrol models built between 2012 and early 2015 qualify for an annual tax rate of just £35. The 1.0 EcoBoost petrol engines also have low tax rates.

Models such as the 1.0 SE Blue from early 2017 will be charged £20 annual tax, while other pre-2017 models, such as the 1.2-litre SE and Premium models with manual gearboxes, cost less than £35 a year.

The 1.5-litre and 2.2-litre diesel models will only cost you £20 a year in road tax if you choose a manual transmission. Even petrol options, such as the 1.5 and 2.0-litre models, are budget-friendly, costing just £35 a year in tax, so long as they are models registered before 1 April 2017.

The 2014-2017 Mercedes-Benz GLA diesel models, such as the 200d, cost £35 a year to tax.

The latest version of the Mini Hatch went on sale in 2014, and the 1.5 Cooper D model sold before 1 April 2017 is one of the cheapest cars to tax at £20 a year. Certain trim levels push the CO2 emissions into the next tax bracket, so they cost £35 a year. Other models to look out for in the £35 a year bracket are the diesel-powered 2.0 Cooper SD and anything with the 1.2-litre Mini One petrol engine.

The 2014-2017 Nissan Qashqai with a 1.5-litre or 1.6-litre diesel engine will cost either £20 or £35 a year in road tax.

Diesel models of the Peugeot's 3008 family SUV such as the 1.6 BlueHDi engine, have low emissions and qualify for £20 annual road tax. If you prefer petrol power, models such as the 1.2 PureTech 130 cost £35 a year.

Pre-2017 models equipped with the 1.5 DCi diesel engine cost between £20 and £35 a year to tax, depending on the trim level. Later 1.6 litre diesel-powered models will also cost £35 a year to tax.

The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf (2013-2020)1.6 TDI 105, 110 diesel and the 1.0 TSI petrol, often £20 a year to tax. Depending on their power and release date, other models-including the 2.0 TDI diesel and 1.4 TSI petrol models - cost either £20 or £35 a year to tax.