Written Question·Treasury·UIN 101062

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 7 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Nadia Whittome

LabourNottingham East

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the benefits of introducing additional taxation on large SUVs.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
Vehicles used or kept on public roads pay Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). Cars registered on or after 1 April 2017 pay a variable first year VED rate according to the emissions of the vehicle, before moving to a standard annual rate after the first year. For c...

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