Written Question·Treasury·UIN 30398

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

Tabled: 10 February 2025
Answered: 18 February 2025

Question

Bradley Thomas

ConservativeBromsgrove

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of linking vehicle excise duty to vehicle weight.

Answer

James Murray
Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), sometimes known as 'road tax' or ‘car tax’, is a tax on vehicles used or kept on public roads. Different rates apply to cars, vans, and motorcycles, and the rate for each vehicle is calculated according to a range of factors, su...

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