Written Question·Treasury·UIN 107777

Motorcycles: Excise Duties

Tabled: 22 January 2026
Answered: 29 January 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to retain the Vehicle Excise Duty exemption for vintage motorcycles.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
At Budget 2014 the Government at the time announced that it would introduce a rolling 40-year exemption from Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) for historic vehicles, including motorcycles. This means that currently vehicles constructed before 1 January 1985 are e...
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