Written Question·Treasury·UIN 94840

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

Tabled: 26 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025

Question

David Smith

LabourNorth Northumberland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) allowing the payment of and (b) refunding Vehicle Excise Duty on a (i) daily and (ii) weekly basis.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
Since 1 October 2014, customers have had the option to pay VED monthly or in two instalments per year via direct debit, with a 5% surcharge. This scheme enables the spreading of VED payments at a lower surcharge rate than non-direct debit instalments, and...

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