A number of law changes are due to come into effect during 2025, including a tax rise for new cars (Image: Getty)
Motorists across the UK have been warned that a number of are set to come into effect during 2025, potentially increasing the cost of running a vehicle.
Whilst the first budget was largely kind to drivers, maintaining the fuel duty freeze and the low benefit in kind (BiK) rate on electric cars, some measures mentioned by the Chancellor are set to affect the pockets of millions of motorists.
The most significant change coming into affect during 2025 will be the increase in , the applied to new cars, which is set to double on many popular models.
To incentivise electric models, which will also be from 2025, Brits will soon need to pay a much higher amount in tax when buying a new car.
Based on the amount of carbon dioxide these models produce, drivers planning to buy a car that makes more than 255g/km will need to pay £5,490 – an .
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Electric cars will be subject to road tax for the first time from April 2025 (Image: Getty)
Similarly, the Government has announced that electric car owners are also set to pay road tax for the first time from April 2025.
Tax exemption is one of the last remaining incentives for public buyers. However, with sales of electric vehicles continuing to grow, the Government has decided to increase the VED band.
As a result, motorists thinking of buying a new EV will be subject to a charge of £10, with electric cars then subject to the standard flat rate of £190 per year, or £335 per year for commercial vehicles.
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The DVSA could introduce a new way of testing eyesight in 2025 in a bid to reduce accidents (Image: Getty)
The DVSA is also expected to change the way they assess the eyesight of drivers in 2025, with the organisation vowing to investigate the current methods of testing.
Over recent years, a number of motoring and health experts, including the Association of Optometrists, have raised concerns over older drivers, who could be at a higher risk of causing accidents due to deteriorating eyesight.
Under the current eyesight test, drivers need to be able to read a vehicle number plate from at least 20 metres away and have an adequate field of vision to reduce the risk of blind spots.
Finally, drivers living in the capital have been warned that the congestion charge exemption for electric or hydrogen cars is due to finish during 2025.
Another incentive to encourage the use of zero-emission models, until this point EV owners have been able to avoid the £15 charge for entering the Congestion Charge Zone (CCZ) in Central London.
The final day of exemption for electric cars will be December 24 2025, with rules surrounding the CCZ briefly being dropped over Christmas and resuming on January 2 2026, when all vehicles will be subject to the charge.