UK VED car tax - EX30 Ultra dual motor

[grantp4]

Anyone know what the new car tax rate will be on the Ultra Dual Motor after 31st March? I believe you can bypass this for 12 months by applying for it in advance this one time.

[JoeS]

£195 if registered before April 1st 2025
£605 if registered after April 1st 2025 for the first 5 years, then £195. This is the rate for cars above £40,000, which is just insane given £40,000 isn't considered that expensive for an EV..

But yeah, everyone - remember to apply for VED in March so you don't have to pay it until March next year!!

[gloucester]

Not quite right - the first year is different:

What are the road tax changes in 2025?

New zero-emission cars registered on or after 1 April 2025: The VED will increase to the lowest first-year rate of £10 until 2029-30. After the first year, electric cars will be subject to the standard annual rate of £195.

For zero-emission cars registered between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2025: These vehicles will be subject to the standard rate of £195 from 1 April 2025.

For zero and low-emission cars registered between 1 March 2001 and 30 March 2017: Band A will move to the Band B rate of £20 a year.

All other emission bands: The first-year rates for all other emission bands (including hybrid and ICE) are also set to increase:
Cars emitting 1–50g/km CO2 (including hybrids) will increase to £110.
Cars emitting 51–75g/km CO2 (including hybrids) will increase to £130.
Cars emitting 76g/km CO2 and above the current rates will double.

Standard VED rates: The government will uprate standard VED rates for cars, vans and motorcycles, excluding first-year rates for cars, in line with the RPI from 1 April 2025.

Expensive Car Supplement: New zero-emission cars with a list price of over £40,000 are now subject to an additional Expensive Car Supplement at £410 per year for five years, from the second year onwards, having previously been exempt.

Zero-emission Vans: Electric vans will move to the same rate as petrol and diesel light goods vehicles, which is currently £335 a year for most vans.

[JoeS]

Yeah that's just £10 though, believe the question was around the renewal price

[Harald]

Just out of curiosity, is the UK 'expensive car' surcharge of £40,000 before or after VAT?

[Ed209]

It includes the VAT but not on the road costs, it’s the list price of the car, not what is actually paid in terms of a discount etc.

[gloucester]

Yeah that's just £10 though, believe the question was around the renewal price

I was responding to JoeS

[si7160]

there is a following available if anyone isn't aware , my car tax doesn't expire till sept but for the sake of another few months of zero rate i will avail myself of this in march
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/di ... ar-legally

[SP1959]

there is a following available if anyone isn't aware , my car tax doesn't expire till sept but for the sake of another few months of zero rate i will avail myself of this in march
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/di ... ar-legally

Except the saving is £195, not £165 - or £16.25 for every month early you do it.

However - don't do it now (Feb 2025) as it will cost you £16.25 more than if you wait till March 2025, because if you do it now you will need to tax your car next February when you could have had February free if you had waited until March to renew.

[gloucester]

I'm sure there'll be an absolute flurry of press articles towards the end of March! So you won't forget!