‘Ten-fold’ car tax increase for petrol and diesel cars from this date

dailyrecord.co.uk:

‘A ten-fold’ car tax increase is due to hit petrol and diesel cars this spring. Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) rates will rise from April 1, 2025.

The dramatic increases are set to affect almost all drivers.Standard rates will still only rise in line with Retail Price Index (RPI) inflation, however first-year charges will definitely be more noticeable.Motorists who own vehicles emitting over 76g/km of CO2 will pay double from April.

Those with the most polluting vehicles are likely to pay thousands of pounds more. Low-emitting vehicles which generate between 1-50g/km of CO2 will see the biggest percentage rise, reports the Express.

According to car insurance specialists and breakdown experts at the RAC, motorists in this category face a ‘ten-fold’ rise.They confirmed the rise would apply to many hybrid cars which are fitted with both an electric car battery and a combustion engine.