UK EV Drivers No Longer Exempt From Vehicle Tax After 2025: British Chancellor

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, delivers his autumn statement in the House of Commons in London, England, on Nov. 17, 2022. PA

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt announced on Thursday that electric vehicle (EV) owners will no longer be exempt from paying vehicle tax, beginning in 2025.

In his autumn statement, Hunt said the vehicle tax, known as vehicle excise duty (VED), will end in April 2025, in order to make the motoring tax system “fairer.”