Overview
- Taking effect Wednesday, April 1, the standard Vehicle Excise Duty rises to £200 and the top first‑year rate for high emitters reaches £5,690.
- Electric vehicles avoid the £440 Expensive Car Supplement if their list price is £50,000 or less and the car was first registered on or after April 1, 2025, while petrol and diesel cars still trigger the supplement above £40,000.
- DVLA guidance says the supplement applies for five years from the second licence, so some EVs like Tesla’s Model Y and Mercedes’ CLA 250+ now fall outside the charge.
- Government tables and media lists identify about 59 new models in the highest first‑year band over 255 g/km CO2, covering large SUVs, pickups, and performance cars from brands such as Ford, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, and Lamborghini.
- The Government’s proposed pay‑per‑mile Electric Vehicle Excise Duty from 2028, set at 3p per mile for EVs and 1.5p for hybrids, drew calls from the Association of Fleet Professionals to delay to 2030 after the March 18 consultation closed.
- A fast‑growing petition nearing 50,000 signatures seeks a 50% VED cut for 20–39‑year‑old cars as some face up to £790 a year from April, but the Treasury said it has no plans to change liabilities for that age group.