Written Question·Treasury·UIN 77221

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 14 October 2025

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal DemocratCheltenham

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered reviewing banding for vehicle excise duty based on emissions rather than registration date.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
Different Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) rates apply to cars, vans, motorcycles and HGVs and the rate for each vehicle is calculated according to a range of factors, such as its date of first registration, weight, or CO2 emissions. Since 2001, the VED system h...

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