These owners face hefty car tax price rises this year (Image: Getty)
Certain motorists will face eye-watering £1,807 within a few months under widespread changes in 2025.
Owners of brand new vans face a hefty hike from 1 April 2025 with rates to soar from the Spring.
Analysis from experts at found of any fuel type, with the
Emissions generated from diesel vans will often place vehicles in the top bands for VED in the country.
In total, it is predicted that diesel van owners will spend an extra £14.2 million in tax during this period if sales from last year are matched.
Diesel vans will be hit with the highest price rises (Image: Getty)
This would equate to a stark increase of £1,807.75 per vehicle over the first half of the 2025/26 financial year.
In comparison, petrol van owners will pay an extra £1.2million in car tax with the average costs rising by £1,354.85 per vehicle.
The new data was compiled by Go Compare van insurance using data from the Department for Transport.
Specialists reviewed privately owned van registrations over the first half of the 2024 tax year and then applied the upcoming first-year VED rates.
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This estimates how much more certain van owners could pay from the Spring if consumer spending habits remain the same.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed that for vehicles in her Autumn Budget statement.
Although there are , electric and hybrid rates are a lot lower.
For vans, Go Compare estimates hybrid owners will pay just £252.41 per year under the new changes this year.
Meanwhile, those with brand new electric vans are expected to pay just £10 more per annum in a hardly noticeable increase.
has previously explained the move was to “widen the difference” in price between all three fuel types.
They commented: “Vehicle Excise Duty first-year rates are paid for the first year of a car’s lifecycle, at the point of registration, and vary based on emissions.
“From 1 April 2025, the Vehicle Excise Duty first-year rates will be changed to widen the difference between zero-emission, hybrid and internal combustion engine cars.
“From 1 April 2025, zero-emission cars will pay the lowest first-year rate.”