The Times has reported that the UK government is planning a road tax to cover EV shortfall. With many EVs being exempt from vehicle excise duty (VED) — what many call ‘road tax’ — the government is rumoured to be looking for a way to make up that shortfall....
Employees reckon electric vehicles (EVs) can play a key role in companies improving their environmental credentials, according to a study by Go Ultra Low. The joint government and industry campaign to promote EVs has found that 70% of those employees...
London's Congestion Charge and Ultra Low Emission Zone charge have been suspended until further notice, as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak. The move from Mayor of London Sadiq Kahn has come about to free up movement for key workers within the capital....
Next Green Car's summary of the Chancellor's Budget 2020 as it affects vehicle tax, fuel duty, BIK rates and other motoring taxes and incentives. Chancellor Rishi Sunak made the following motoring-related announcements in the Budget 2020 (extracts reproduced...
HM Treasury has announced Company Car Tax rates up until Financial Year 2022-23, and plans to use reduced rates for zero tailpipe-emission models to boost sales. With new figures, the government aims "to accelerate the shift to zero emission cars, all...
From today, 8th April 2019, drivers of the most polluting cars and vans entering central London will have to pay £12.50 per day to drive within the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in addition to the Congestion Charge where it applies. The ULEZ charge,...
Budget 2018 is one of the lightest-touch budgets for UK motorists for some time and makes no significant changes to transport taxation. What motoring-related announcements were made by the Chancellor Philip Hammond are as follows: Fuel Duty – FROZEN...
All current plug-in hybrids will not be eligible for the UK Government's Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) from Friday 9th November 2018, after the Department for Transport (DfT) announced today (Thursday 11th October) that changes to funding will also see grants...
Fuel duty will be frozen when the Autumn Budget 2018 is announced later this month, with the news set to be confirmed by the Prime Minister at the ongoing Conservatory Party conference. The move will see fuel duty frozen for the ninth year in a row,...
The UK Government is set to introduce an Advisory Fuel Rate (AFR) for electric vehicles at 4p per mile from 1st September 2018, removing some of the uncertainty around EVs used as company cars. Due to be termed an Advisory Electricity Rate, the new...
Author:Chris LillyDate Updated:22nd Jan 2021
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