Tax coming for EV’s

As an ev driver, I also wondered how it would be implemented. Not too worried about it as it won't happen for another 3 years, by which time another government may be in place and could overturn it.
Mollygo: it's not possible to pay at public chargers with cash!

argymargy

fancythat

I am surprised that EV owners are not spitting more feathers.

Possibly because we know we pay peanuts to drive our cars - particularly if you have an EV electricity tariff. So in my case I am happy to pay a bit more (not a LOT more…) 😁

I cant possibly see how the tariffs will not increase.
Just like presciption charges did.
They always do, once started, dont they.

This 3p a mile was bound to come, there is still some incentive to buy an EV but not much, however they are getting cheaper, not just Chinese models BMW, Mercedes and others both now have new models at sensible prices.

They are much nicer to drive and of course less polluting, if you can charge at home they are still a good idea.

fancythat

I am surprised that EV owners are not spitting more feathers.

Possibly because we know we pay peanuts to drive our cars - particularly if you have an EV electricity tariff. So in my case I am happy to pay a bit more (not a LOT more…) 😁

The technology needed to collate the data is the easy part relatively.
The hard part for the government will be collecting the money!

It would be far simpler to tax ALL vehicles regardless. They all cause wear to the roads after all.

You could, of course, remove the app and rely on service checks and the MOT as suggested, but if an estimate is required then the app would make life much easier.

Our app informs Peugeot of the mileage (kilometres in our case). We have also given permission for the insurance company to have data about our driving, which gives us a reduction for safe driving.
It also informs us of remaining range and allows us to pre heat the car on a cold morning. We do all our charging at home.
I have read that the 3p a mile will be by self declaration, but car owners will be well aware that the data is recorded.
I have no problem with the details of my driving being available. Why would I?

Grannybags

What about any mileage driven abroad? Would that be paid for too?

Tough.
You pay.
Apparently it's such a small proportion.

As EVs all have their own computer wizardry to drive the charging system, I wonder if the technology is already there to send mileage to DVLA?

What about any mileage driven abroad? Would that be paid for too?

So pay a lump sum in retrospect based on mileage records by a certified garage applied yearly, like a licence fee.

Beginning to see my way through.

It was always on the cards that this would happen. They ( that’s any government) have left a decent amount of time before they announced the inevitable.

Oh yes. I got hooked on the service🙄😳

Older cars routinely have the mileage recorded at MOT though Lathyrus, which presumably feeds through to the DVLA?

I did put in DVLA

That may work for new cars but owners of second hand cars don’t always bother with services or may not bother to have a service fir a couple of years and then sell on.

So the third owner could find themselves liable for all that? Or will there be a compulsory garage visit once a year with garages submitting the mileage? Who’ll pay that charge? The garage, the customer, the Government? The DOVA to chase up?

Surely they will just use the annual service records from the motor industry, as they already record mileage, and nearly everybody uses the brand garage for the first three years because of the warranty?

I am surprised that EV owners are not spitting more feathers.

Keeper1

Why not scrap road tax and increase fuel/electric then we all pay per mile

But if you increase the price of electricity the whole of the household electricity bill would increase.

Gosh thst sounds complicated Jane. Especially the refunds bit.
Though I expect everyone will put in an underestimate.
And how will the difference be managed when the car is sold?

And presumably the Government will have to pay garages to do it for “free”.

Could end up costing more in administration than it raises ?

Why not scrap road tax and increase fuel/electric then we all pay per mile

Sounds a lot of faffing about why not just put road tax on electric vehicles.

Martin Lewis did a budget special tonight, he said he has no idea how the government are going to implement this, and neither do they (still a work in progress)!

Under three years old not other three years old