Rachel Reeves' horror £300 leaving present slammed by angry UK drivers
Rachel Reeves’ final leaving present for UK motorists has been firmly rejected by Britons in an explosive new Express poll. The former Chancellor confirmed the introduction of new pay-per-mile fees last November in one of her final moves in Number 11 Downing Street. The new electric Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) fee will see electric cars charged 3p per mile to use the road from April 2028, with plug-in hybrids paying 1.5p per mile.
TL;DR
- A new pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids will be implemented in April 2028.
- Electric cars will be charged 3p per mile, and plug-in hybrids 1.5p per mile.
- This new fee is expected to cost average EV owners £300 annually.
- An Express poll showed 83% of 54,548 respondents oppose the introduction of a pay-per-mile tax.
- The policy aims to replace fuel duty revenues lost due to the increasing adoption of electric vehicles.