Written Question·Treasury·UIN 116008
Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
Tabled: 25 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Greg Smith
Conservative — Mid Buckinghamshire
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the additional annual cost to motorists of introducing a weight-based Vehicle Excise Duty system for cars weighing over (a) 1,600kg, (b) 2,000kg, and (c) 2,400kg.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonVehicle Excise Duty (VED) is a tax on vehicles used or kept on public roads. Different rates apply to cars, vans, motorcycles and heavy goods vehicles, and the rate for each vehicle is calculated according to a range of factors, such as its date of first ...
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