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Electric cars, vans, motorcycles and tricycles pay vehicle tax from

2025-04-01 date

2026-27, from 2026-04-01 · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source · next expected change 2027-04-01

From 1 April 2025, if you have an electric car, van, motorcycle or tricycle, you’ll need to pay vehicle tax. Only heavy goods vehicles that weigh over 3,500kg will still be exempt.
key
uk/ved-electric/taxable-from
value
2025-04-01 date
period
2026-27
effective
2026-04-01 to date
source
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-exempt-from-vehicle-tax
verified
2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2027-04-01)
next expected change
2027-04-01 (annual: a fixed day each year)
source checked
2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)
hash
sha256:94d3ee8d6ab293be12d8a33d60831e288d4c3e7329f80b72f44acd306952a158
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/ved-electric/taxable-from?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/ved-electric/taxable-from

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