Written Question·Treasury·UIN 104983

Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

Harriet Cross

ConservativeGordon and Buchan

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she considered the recommendation on assessing the potential effect of Electric Vehicle Excise Duty on high-mileage drivers, including those in rural communities from the Transport Committee's report of Janu

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) from April 2028, a new mileage charge for electric and plug-in hybrid cars, recognising that electric vehicles (EVs) contribute to congestion and wear and tear ...

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