Full listing of the 59 autos dealing with £2,745 automotive tax improve in slightly below 3 days time
The updated Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) rates kick in on April 1, 2025, and will hit brand new owners of petrol and diesel models the hardest with 59 cars set to feel the full effects of the new changes
Big changes are rolling out for Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) that are set to come into effect on April 1, 2025, leaving drivers of a whopping 59 cars bracing for impact. Those revving the engines of brand new petrol and diesel rides will bear the brunt of these updates, as the high-emission vehicles face the toughest penalties.
Labour’s on the move to rev up first-year VED car tax rates, meaning many motorists could see their annual fees go into overdrive—doubling in some cases. Cars emitting more than 255g/km of CO2 are going to feel the most heat with costs expected to soar from £2,745 to an eye-watering £5,490 per year.
Top-tier luxury marques sporting hefty power units are lined up to take the hardest hit.
The lineup of CO2 heavyweight new models includes speedsters from Audi, Aston Martin, Bentley, and BMW, with Mercedes also trapped in the fast lane of affected brands, joining Ford, Porsche, and Rolls-Royce on the list.
HMRC has previously announced tunes about shifting first-year VED rates to “widen the difference” amongst varying fuel types, gearing towards a greener drive, reports the Express.
The Treasury’s cash counter is ticking up, expecting to rake in an additional £415million in the fiscal year 2025/26 from these changes to first-year VED snakes.
An anticipated £410million is projected to boost the coffers from drivers’ pockets in 2026/27, while another £370million is foreseen for 2027/28.
But here comes the electric shock – from April, eco-friendly electric cars will also get zapped with taxes too, no longer cruising tax-free lanes.
Glen Sanderson, helmsman of the Conservative stronghold at Northumberland County Council, has slammed this move as a “slap in the face” to diligent drivers making the clean switch.
Sanderson didn’t mince his words when he chimed in on the electric car conundrum, declaring, “For many, the free road tax was the incentive to go for an electric car.”
He hammered home his disapproval by adding, “The previous government deliberately did not change this tax to help the UK on its green promises. This is a slap in the face for climate change, and for all those who bought electric cars.”
Here’s the full tally of motors puffing out 255g/km of CO2:
- Alfa Romeo Stelvio 2.9 V6 Bi-Turbo
- Audi R8 5.2 FSI V10
- Audi RS6 4.0 TFSI V8
- Audi RS7 4.0 TFSI V8
- Audi RSQ8 4.0 TFSI V8
- Audi S8 4.0 TFSI V8
- Audi SQ7 4.0 TFSI V8
- Audi SQ8 4.0 TFSI V8
- Aston Martin DB12 4.0 V8
- Aston Martin DBX 4.0 V8
- Aston Martin Vantage 4.0 V8
- Bentley Bentayga 4.0 V8
- Bentley Continental 4.0 V8
- Bentley Continental 6.0 W12
- Bentley Flying Spur 4.0 V8
- BMW Alpina XB7 4.4 V8
- BMW M8 4.4 V8
- BMW X5 M 4.4 V8
- BMW X6 M 4.4 V8
- BMW X7 M 4.4 V8
- Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 6.2 V8
- Ferrari Purosangue 6.5 V12
- Ferrari Roma 3.8T V8
- Ford Mustang 5.0 V8
- Ford Ranger 2.0 TD EcoBlue
- Ford Ranger 3.0 EcoBlue
- Ford Ranger 3.0 V6
- INEOS Grenadier 3.0P
- Jaguar F-Pace 5.0 P575 V8
- Jeep Wrangler 2.0 GME
- Lamborghini Huracan 5.2 V10
- Lamborghini Urus 4.0 V8 BiTurbo
- Lamborghini Revuelto 6.5 V12
- Land Rover Defender 90 5.0 P425 V8
- Land Rover Defender 110 5.0 P425 V8
- Lotus Emira 3.5 V6
- Maserati Levante 3.0 V6
- Maserati Levante 3.8 V8
- Maserati MC20 3.0 V6
- McLaren GT 4.0T V8
- Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 4.0 V8
- Mercedes-Benz G400D
- Mercedes-Benz G63
- Mercedes-Benz GLC63
- Mercedes-Benz GLE63
- Mercedes-Benz GLS63h
- Mercedes-Benz SL55
- Porsche 718 Cayman 4.0 GT4
- Porsche 911 3.7T 992 Turbo
- Porsche Cayenne 4.0T V8
- Porsche Macan 2.9T V6
- Range Rover 4.4 P530 V8
- Range Rover 4.4 P615 V8
- Range Rover Sport 4.4P V8
- Rolls-Royce Cullinan 6.75 V12
- Rolls-Royce Ghost 6.75 V12
- Toyota Hilux 2.8D
- Toyota Land Cruiser 2.8D
- Volkswagen Amarok 3.0 TDI
