Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 43304
Excise Duties: Motor Vehicles
Tabled: 1 April 2025
Answered: 8 April 2025
Question
Tom Morrison
Liberal Democrat — Cheadle
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the end of the use of tax discs on (a) enforcement and (b) revenue from non-payment of vehicle tax.
Answer
Lilian GreenwoodIn 2023/24, the DVLA collected £7.8 billion in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) on behalf of HM Treasury, the highest amount ever collected in one year.
The Department for Transport carries out a roadside survey every two years to estimate the rate of vehicle excise duty evasion among vehicles seen on UK roads. The most recent survey carried out in 2023, estimated the rate of VED compliance to be 98.7 per cent. This demonstrates that the vast majority of motorists comply with their legal obligations to tax their vehicles.