Car tax changes will be introduced in April 2025 (Image: Getty)
has issued a rare update to millions of owners to be affected by new introduced in months.
New fees will be introduced for owners from April 2025 with
EVs have enjoyed the benefit of paying effectively no road tax up until now but a tweak to the rules from the Spring means for the first time.
With around two million electric car owners in the UK, the new bill is set to cause a stir for British drivers starting in April.
The DVLA has now advertised the changes online, informing motorists that both “new and existing vehicle” owners will be affected by the change.
Electric cars will pay VED for the first time (Image: Getty)
: “Vehicle tax is changing for electric and low emission vehicles from 1 April 2025.
“Drivers will need to pay vehicle tax in the same way as those of petrol and diesel vehicles. This will apply to both new and existing vehicles.”
Owners of brand-new electric cars will still enjoy than petrol and diesel models.
VED charges in year one will sit at just £10 per year compared to
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In contrast, cars emitting more than 255g/km of CO2 will have to pay £5,490 in their first year under new hikes from Labour.
After year one, EVs will go onto the standard rate paid by petrol and diesel owners which will stand at £195 per annum.
The DVLA previously explained: “From 1 April 2025, registered keepers of electric, zero or low emission cars, vans and motorcycles will need to pay vehicle tax in the same way as registered keepers of petrol and diesel vehicles. This change will apply to both new and existing vehicles.
“This new measure removes band A under the existing VED system which is currently £0. Vehicles in this band will be required to move to the first band where a rate becomes payable.”
However, there are concerns EV users may be charged more due to the Expensive Car Supplement (ECS).
This is an extra £410 fee applied over a five-year period for models valued at over £40,000.
This usually only applies to top-end models but the costly price tag of EVs means that middle-market models could be impacted.