Written Question·Treasury·UIN 110236

Electric Vehicles: Excise Duties

Tabled: 2 February 2026
Answered: 5 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the proposed pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles will take into account rural drivers.

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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