Annual road tax on a Land Rover Freelander 2 runs from around £210 to £790 a year, and the figure depends almost entirely on which engine and gearbox the car has. Every Freelander 2 was built between 2006 and 2014, so all of them fall under the CO2-based VED bands used for cars registered between March 2001 and March 2017. Later diesels with stop-start technology sit in the cheapest bands. The rare 3.2-litre petrol i6 costs nearly four times as much to tax each year.
What You Will Pay by Model
The Freelander 2 range covers at least five different VED bands. Using the CO2 figures from type approval and the annual rates from April 2026:
- Band G, up to 165 g/km: the eD4 two-wheel-drive manual at 158 g/km, and the post-2010 TD4 manual at 165 g/km. These are the cheapest Freelander 2s to tax.
- Band I, 176–185 g/km, £360 a year: the Td4 e models with stop-start at 179 g/km, and post-2010 TD4 and SD4 automatics at 185 g/km. This band covers a large share of the Freelander 2s still on the road.
- Band J, 186–200 g/km, £410 a year: pre-facelift 2.2 Td4 manuals at 194 g/km.
- Band K, 201–225 g/km, £445 a year: pre-facelift 2.2 Td4 automatics at 214–224 g/km. Band K also picks up any car with CO2 over 225 g/km registered before 23 March 2006.
- Band M, over 255 g/km, £790 a year: the 3.2-litre petrol i6 automatic at 265 g/km. This is by a wide margin the most expensive Freelander 2 to tax.
The gap between a post-2010 TD4 manual in Band G and a 3.2 petrol in Band M is over £500 a year, so the engine and gearbox choice matters far more than the trim level.1GOV.UK. Vehicle Tax Rates – Cars Registered Between 1 March 2001 and 31 March 2017
Why Two Freelander 2s Can Sit in Different Bands
Because VED for these cars is tied directly to CO2 output, your annual bill comes down to one number: the grams-per-kilometre figure recorded when the vehicle was type-approved. That figure is locked to the car for life.
Three things move that figure on a Freelander 2. The engine matters most. The 2.2-litre diesels (eD4, TD4 and SD4 badges) produce far less CO2 than the 3.2-litre petrol straight-six. Transmission is next: automatic versions of the same engine consistently emit more than their manual equivalents. Model year is the third factor. Land Rover facelifted the car around 2010–2011 with improved emissions, and stop-start technology on later diesels drops those variants into lower bands. A TD4 registered in 2008 and one registered in 2012 can sit two bands apart.
How to Check the Band for a Specific Car
The quickest check is the free vehicle enquiry service on GOV.UK. Type in the registration and you see the current tax status, the CO2 figure, and the annual rate. If you prefer paperwork, the CO2 figure is printed on the V5C registration certificate.
Always check the individual car rather than assuming from the badge. Even two examples with the same engine can have different CO2 figures depending on exact spec and year.
How to Pay
You can tax a Freelander 2 online at GOV.UK using the reference number on your V5C, on a V11 reminder letter, or on the green new keeper slip if you have just bought the car.2GOV.UK. Tax Your Vehicle You can also tax it in person at a Post Office that handles vehicle tax, with the same documentation.
It does not have to be a single annual payment. Direct Debit lets you spread the cost across twelve monthly payments or two six-monthly ones.3Inside DVLA. 5 Myth-Busting Facts About Taxing Your Vehicle The trade-off is a 5% surcharge on the total for either the monthly or six-monthly option. On a Band I Freelander 2 at £360 a year, that adds roughly £18. Paying the full twelve months in one go avoids the surcharge.
When the Car Is Off the Road
You do not have to pay VED on a Freelander 2 that stays off public roads, but you must tell the DVLA with a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN). A SORN is free, and it lasts until you tax the vehicle again, sell it, or scrap it.4GOV.UK. When You Need to Make a SORN – Overview
While the SORN is active, the car must stay off public roads entirely. The one exception is driving to or from a pre-booked MOT. Making a SORN also triggers an automatic refund for any full remaining months of tax already paid.
A SORN does not transfer with a sale. If you buy a Freelander 2 that the previous owner had on SORN, you still need to make your own SORN or tax it before driving it away.
What Happens if Tax Lapses
The DVLA checks tax status electronically. If a vehicle shows as untaxed with no SORN in place, an automated letter is issued with an £80 fine. Ignore that and it escalates.
Being caught using an untaxed Freelander 2 on a public road without a SORN brings an out-of-court settlement of £30 plus one and a half times the outstanding tax. If that is not paid and the case reaches a magistrates’ court, the maximum penalty is £1,000 or five times the tax owed, whichever is greater. Using an untaxed vehicle that has been declared SORN is treated more seriously, with a court maximum of £2,500. The DVLA can also clamp, impound, or crush an untaxed vehicle.
On a Band M Freelander 2 at £790, five times the outstanding tax could reach nearly £4,000, well above the £1,000 floor.
Buying or Selling
Vehicle tax does not transfer between owners. When you buy a Freelander 2, the seller’s remaining tax is cancelled and refunded to them for any full months left, and you have to tax the car yourself before driving it on a public road. There is no grace period. You can tax it online using the green new keeper slip from the V5C before you even collect it.2GOV.UK. Tax Your Vehicle
If you are selling, make sure the buyer knows they need to arrange their own tax. An untaxed car driven away from the sale exposes the new owner to penalties from the first mile.