If you bought an electric car before April 2025, your first Vehicle Excise Duty bill is either already here or on its way. After years of exemption, EVs registered from 1 April 2025 onwards now pay road tax like any other vehicle, and for many drivers, the numbers have come as an unpleasant surprise. Here’s … Read more
If you own an electric car registered before April 2025, you’ll start paying Vehicle Excise Duty (VED, or road tax) soon. But there’s widespread confusion about exactly when that first payment is due, and how much you’ll actually pay. The short version: you won’t pay anything on 1st April 2025. Instead, you’ll start paying from … Read more
If you’re signing up for a salary sacrifice electric car in 2025 or 2026, there’s a very good chance your contract will straddle April 2028. That’s when the current ultra-low 2% Benefit-in-Kind (BIK) rate for pure electric cars is guaranteed only until, with the rate widely expected to rise to 3% or 4% from the … Read more
From April 2026, electric cars will pay Vehicle Excise Duty (VED, often called road tax) for the first time. If you’ve been putting off understanding exactly what this means for your wallet, here’s the full breakdown with real numbers and real cars. The Basic Rate: What Most EV Drivers Will Pay From the second year … Read more
If you registered your electric car before 1 April 2025, you’re still exempt from Vehicle Excise Duty (VED, or road tax). If you registered on or after that date, you’re now paying road tax for the first time, and if your car cost more than £40,000 when new, you’ll be paying quite a lot of … Read more
From April 2026, electric vehicles will start paying Vehicle Excise Duty (road tax) for the first time. If you’re driving an EV through a salary sacrifice scheme, or thinking about joining one, you’re probably wondering whether this means your monthly payments are about to jump. The short answer is: it depends on your scheme provider, … Read more
From April 2026, electric vehicles pay Vehicle Excise Duty (VED, or road tax) for the first time. If you bought your EV before this date, you’ve had a good run. If you’re buying now, here’s exactly what you’ll pay. The Basic Numbers Every electric car registered from 1 April 2025 onwards pays the standard rate … Read more
From 1 April 2025, electric vehicles will no longer be exempt from Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), the annual tax most of us still call road tax. If you’re driving an EV, you’ll be paying £195 per year for the first time. And if your car had a list price over £40,000 when new, you’ll be … Read more
If you’re considering a salary sacrifice EV, you’ve probably heard that company car tax is going up in April 2027. The benefit-in-kind (BiK) rate for electric cars rises from 2% to 3%, which sounds small until you realise it means a 50% increase in your tax bill. The question everyone’s asking: should you rush into … Read more
From 1 June 2026, electric vehicle owners will start paying Vehicle Excise Duty (VED, often called road tax or car tax) for the first time in the UK. If you own or are considering an EV, here’s exactly what you’ll pay and how it compares to petrol and diesel equivalents. The New Rates: Three Categories … Read more