Written Question·Treasury·UIN 95042

Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

Tabled: 27 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025

Question

Stuart Andrew

ConservativeDaventry

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to ensure that future changes to vehicle taxation do not discourage the take-up of electric vehicles or disproportionately impact workers who rely on long-distance commuting.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
From April 2025, zero emission and hybrid cars, vans and motorcycles started to pay Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) in a similar way to petrol and diesel vehicles; the standard annual rate is £195. As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing El...

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