Full list of 59 cars facing £5,690 car tax this year following increase

Road tax rates are set to jump up later on this year, and 59 cars are facing paying the top rate of £5,690, so you might want to be careful if you own any of the models on the list.

As the motorists among you will know, there are all sorts of extra costs to a car beyond buying the thing and keeping it topped up with petrol, and for some drivers, it's become very expensive.

Depending on which car you own, you'll be paying very different rates for first-year Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), as motorists with zero-emissions cars can pay as little as £10.

Meanwhile, for drivers who get behind the wheel of cars that emit over 255b/km of CO2, it's the highest rate for them.

That top rate jumped up from £2,745 to £5,490 last year, with government documents saying it was to help 'drive the transition to electric vehicles'.

For those with high CO2 emissions, it'll cost you a bit of dosh (Getty stock images)

Now rates are set to increase again from 1 April, though it won't be quite as dramatic as the previous rise in the top rate of VED, as it'll be going up by £200 to £5,690.

VED depends on when your car was first registered, what sort of fuel it uses and how much CO2 it puts out, and you can end up paying a lot in your first year before it settles down to a much smaller rate.

The annual standard rate you pay in subsequent years after the first is currently at £195 a year, but will climb up a bit to £200, so it's going to be higher costs for all sorts of motorists.

Still, the ones who will have to pay the most are those getting a new car that belongs to one of the 59 most polluting vehicles on the UK's roads.

These are the motors which produce over 255 grams of CO2 per kilometre travelled, and they are among the most expensive and flashy cars you can get.

It's bad news for James Bond as a few Aston Martins are on the list, so he might not want to get a new one right now (CARLOS JASSO / AFP via Getty Images)

The full list of 59 cars:

• Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2.9 V6 Bi-Turbo
• Aston Martin DB12 4.0 V8
• Aston Martin DBX 4.0 V8
• Aston Martin Vantage 4.0 V8
• 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

First year VED rose significantly last year, now the top rate is set to increase by another £200 (Martyn Lucy/Getty Images)

• 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

The bigger, more polluting cars are paying the higher first year rate (John Keeble/Getty Images)

• Jaguar F-Pace 5.0 P575 V8
• Jeep Wrangler 2.0 GME
• Lamborghini Huracan 5.2 V10
• Lamborghini Revuelto 6.5 V12
• Lamborghini Urus 4.0 V8 BiTurbo
• Land Rover Defender 110 5.0 P425 V8
• Land Rover Defender 90 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

If you got a new Porsche Cayenne be prepared to pay £5,690 of tax on it in the first year (John Keeble/Getty Images)

• 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 Cullinan 6.75 V12
• Rolls-Royce Ghost 6.75 V12
• Toyota Hilux 2.8D
• Toyota Land Cruiser 2.8D
• Volkswagen Amarok 3.0 TDI