Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 110085

Electric Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 2 February 2026

Answered: 10 February 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of higher electric vehicle repair costs on insurance premiums, and by when it expects its proposed battery health measures to reduce those costs f

Answer

Keir Mather

The Government works closely with the insurance sector to ensure the transition to zero emission vehicles is sustainable and affordable. The setting of premiums is a commercial decision for individual insurers and the Government does not seek to control t...

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