Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 77743

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

Tabled: 16 September 2025

Answered: 14 October 2025

Question

Antonia Bance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of vehicle tax is paid in instalments using direct debit; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of charging a 5% surcharge when paying vehicle tax by direct debit on lower inc

Answer

Simon Lightwood

While the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency administers and collects vehicle excise duty (VED) on behalf of HM Treasury, decisions on VED, whether structure, rates or alternatives are a matter for the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Paying VED by direct de...

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