Written Question·Treasury·UIN 101696

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

Tabled: 18 December 2025
Answered: 7 January 2026

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the planned increase in vehicle tax from April 2026 will be based on (a) emissions from vehicles based on factory information when new and (b) MOT results annually.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), sometimes known as 'road tax' or 'vehicle 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...

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