{"id":6253,"date":"2025-03-11T09:28:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T09:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6253"},"modified":"2025-03-11T09:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T09:28:12","slug":"road-tax-changes-for-electric-vehicles-how-to-secure-an-extra-12-months-tax-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/road-tax-changes-for-electric-vehicles-how-to-secure-an-extra-12-months-tax-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Road tax changes for electric vehicles \u2013 How to secure an extra 12 months tax-free"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you own an electric or low-emission vehicle, you have likely enjoyed the benefit of paying zero road tax.<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, from 1 April 2025, all electric, zero, and low-emission cars, vans, and motorcycles will be subject to Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) in the same way as petrol and diesel vehicles.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fortunately, there is a simple way to get an extra 12 months free before the charges kick in.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you renew your road tax by 31 March 2025, you can secure another year without paying \u2013 even if your current tax has months left on it.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is changing from April 2025?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Currently, electric vehicles (EVs) fall into Band A, meaning no tax is due.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From April 2025, this band will be scrapped, and EVs will move into taxable categories. The amount you will pay depends on when your vehicle was first registered:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Cars registered on or after 1 April 2025<\/span><\/b> \u2013 First-year tax of \u00a310, then \u00a3195 per year thereafter.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Cars registered between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2025<\/span><\/b> \u2013 \u00a3195 per year.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Cars registered between 1 March 2001 and 31 March 2017<\/span><\/b> \u2013 \u00a320 per year.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • Hybrids and AFVs<\/span><\/b> \u2013 No longer receive a \u00a310 discount. Tax will depend on registration date and emissions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • Electric vans<\/span><\/b> \u2013 Will pay the standard light goods vehicle rate.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            • Electric motorcycles and tricycles<\/span><\/b> \u2013 Will move to the smallest engine size tax band.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              • New EVs over \u00a340,000<\/span><\/b> \u2013 Subject to the standard rate plus the expensive car supplement for five years.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                How to get another 12 months tax-free<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

                If you own an EV and want to maximise your tax-free period, tax your vehicle before 31 March 2025.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

                You do not need to wait for your existing tax to expire, you can renew early and extend your zero-tax status for another year.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

                This means you won\u2019t have to start paying until April 2026, giving you extra savings before the new system fully takes effect.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

                What should you do next?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

                For businesses and individuals alike, this change will affect running costs.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

                If you operate a fleet of electric vehicles, review your tax strategy now to minimise future costs.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

                Have questions about how these changes could impact your finances? Speak with our team for expert advice on tax planning and compliance.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                If you own an electric or low-emission vehicle, you have likely enjoyed the benefit of paying zero road tax.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6256,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,125],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6253"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6253"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6254,"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6253\/revisions\/6254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bainesjewitt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}