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New EV charge gets general welcome - but is it a ‘missed opportunity’?

Peter Stonham
04 December 2025
The consultation on the new EV charge illustrates the decline in fuel duty revenue, and thus the gap the Treasury now needs to fill
The consultation on the new EV charge illustrates the decline in fuel duty revenue, and thus the gap the Treasury now needs to fill
 

The new road use charge to be paid by EVs has been broadly welcomed in transport planning circles, but some feel it is a missed opportunity for a much needed more general re-shaping of road user charging.

The Government is introducing Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED), a new mileage charge for electric and plug-in hybrid cars, which will come into effect from April 2028. Drivers will pay for their mileage alongside their existing VED. The rate will be 3p per mile for EVs and 1.5p per mile for...

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