Andy Burnham’s authorities to hit UK drivers with £825 automobile tax blow inside months
UK drivers face car tax hikes of up to £35 from April 2027, pushing the highest-emitting older vehicles to £825 a year under confirmed new VED bands
Andy Burnham is set to hammer UK motorists with fresh car tax hikes within months(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Andy Burnham is set to hammer UK motorists with fresh car tax hikes within months after new Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) bands were confirmed. The Treasury revealed VED prices will shoot up following John Healey’s Autumn Budget statement, with the painful new fees kicking in from April next year.
Because the tax rises every 12 months in line with Retail Price Index (RPI) inflation, a sting at the tills was always on the cards.
The incoming price hikes will clobber almost every single petrol, diesel and electric car owner across Britain, with a sliding scale of charges set to empty wallets.
The Treasury revealed VED prices will shoot up following John Healey’s Autumn Budget statement(Image: Getty)
It comes as a massive blow to cash-strapped road users already battling the ongoing cost of living crisis.
Following the announcement, motoring experts have been crunching the numbers to work out what it all means, with specialists at Pete Barden predicting next year’s eye-watering costs.
The standard VED charge for all motors registered after 2017 is tipped to jump from £200 a year to £210 in a £10 hike, reports the Express.
The incoming price hikes will clobber almost every single petrol, diesel and electric car owner across Britain(Image: Getty)
However, among the road users most affected by the updates are owners of older vehicles registered between 2001 and 2017.
These drivers are placed into one of 13 tax bands depending on their overall vehicle emissions, with road users set to feel the sting.
Band M vehicles emitting over 255g/km of CO2 will pay the most, with bills expected to rise from £790 to £825 next year in a £35 increase.
However, cars in the next band down are also impacted, with vehicles emitting between 226 and 255g/km facing new fees.
These cars are placed into Band L and should be set to pay £795 per year from April 2027, a £35 increase on the current £760 charge.
This is a slightly higher increase than last year, when overall fees rose from £735 to £760 per year.
Drivers in this tax band paid just £710 to use the roads between 2024/25, with costs as low as £675 over 2023/24.
The Treasury previously said: “The government will uprate VED rates for cars, vans and motorcycles in line with the Retail Prices Index (RPI) from 1 April 2027.”
