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Find out about the different taxes that you may have to pay if you own a vehicle in Denmark…
Car taxes in Denmark include:- Vehicle registration tax - applied to individual passenger vehicles and payable as soon the vehicle is driven on public roads. It must be paid on all newly registered vehicles, including motorcycles, taxis, and buses up to four tonnes. Registration tax is only payable on a car once in its lifetime and this tax is very high. It is not necessary to pay registration tax again if the owner changes.
- Vehicle excise duty - annual tax based on the weight of a vehicle and payable on all vehicles registered before June 1997. After this date a green owner tax is applicable instead.
- Green owner tax - annual tax calculated based on the vehicle's fuel consumption with the intention of reducing environmental damage caused by cars. Fuel efficient cars are eligible for a reduction in green owner tax
- Countervailing charges - a tax payable for all diesel cars. It is charged to counteract the difference in tax on petrol and diesel cars so that the same amount of tax is paid by drivers regardless of whether they drive a petrol or diesel car