The future of fuel duty charges is still uncertain (Image: Getty)
and Sir Keir Starmer must within years due to plans for a new and car ban, according to a leading expert.
AA President Edmund King warned the generated by combustion vehicles topping up would need to be countered with no plans yet in place.
Fuel duty is an extra tax paid on petrol and diesel at the point of sale with an extra few pennies per litre added onto bills.
Labour at 52.95p per litre in their Autumn Budget but has yet to announce plans for the future of the charge.
The UK was set to adopt its petrol and diesel car ban from 20235 but labour has a manifesto pledge to bring this forward and has
The Government could lose billions in revenue as more switch to EVs (Image: Getty)
It means brand new combustion vehicles will stop being made within years, which could accelerate the roll-out of EVs and see interest in petrol and diesel start to fall.
Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, Edmund said: “At some point, a Government is going to have to decide how it will replace the loss of fuel duty and VAT on fuel duty.
“To date, no political party has suggested an alternative way to ensure the Treasury continues to receive the c.£30bn tax receipts from road fuel taxation.”
Electric cars will pay Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) car tax from April 1, 2025 despite years of exemptions.
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However, owners will pay the standard £195 fee the same as petrol and diesel so none of this money can go towards fuel duty income.
Last year, there were rumours that a pay-per-mile scheme could be introduced for electric vehicles to offset fuel duty and other motoring costs.
However, the plan was ditched by the Government ahead of the Autumn Budget despite suggestions the Treasury were working on a scheme.
has previously suggested that road pricing was likely to be the leading solution to plug the black hole.
However, they also suggested that charging electric charging plugs could also be a way forward.
They said: “One answer would simply be to tax the electricity used to charge EVs.
“This would be a direct replacement for fuel duty, and electricity is already taxed: you pay 5% VAT on home electricity, and 20% VAT when you use a public EV chargepoint.”