Written Question·Treasury·UIN 103368
Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
Labour — Tooting
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reforming the Expensive Car Supplement component of Vehicle Excise Duty for used vehicles to reflect a) vehicle depreciation and b) purchase price at the
Answer
Dan TomlinsonThe Expensive Car Supplement (ECS) is a supplement to Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) payable by vehicle keepers for five years, from years two to six following a car's first registration. The ECS rate is currently £425 per year, increasing to £440 from 1 April...
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