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Fuel duty freeze one of the only motoring policies in Spring budget 2023

Published 15 March 2023
By Shane O' Donoghue
Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, today announced his first budget and as expected there’s little for Britons to get excited about.
Jeremy Hunt autumn statement 2022

Electric cars owners will pay 'road tax'

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has presented his Autumn Statement and confirmed that electric car owners will pay VED from 2025.
Published 17 November 2022
Urgent need for pay-per-mile road pricing, MPs say

Urgent need for pay-per-mile road pricing, MPs say

The UK must urgently introduce pay-per-mile road pricing to make up the £35bn budget shortfall created by the switch to electric cars, MPs say.
Published 04 February 2022
Budget 2021 rules for cars and drivers

Budget 2021: Chancellor Rishi Sunak outlines plans

Rishi Sunak's fiscal plans for roads, cars and vans, including fuel duty, VED road tax, pothole repairs and electric vehicle incentives.
Published 03 March 2021
What do the new road tax rules mean for you?

What do the new road tax rules mean for you?

New Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) rules have come into place, meaning that you might be about to save a bit, or spend a bit more, on your road tax.
Published 06 April 2020
Rishi Sunak Chancellor of the Exchequer - Budget 2020

Budget 2020: Chancellor Rishi Sunak outlines plans

Today's Budget was not only Rishi Sunak's first real test in his new role as Chancellor but potentially the trickiest for the Treasury in years.
Published 11 March 2020
Philip Hammond Budget 2018 information for car drivers: road tax, fuel duty, pothole repairs, electric cars

Budget 2018: Hammond outlines motoring plans

Chancellor Phillip Hammond has outlined his latest Budget and there is some good news for motorists.
Published 29 October 2018
Car sales drop 16 per cent amid diesel confusion and continued uncertainty over Brexit

Car sales plunge amid continued uncertainty

Sales of new cars show no sign of bouncing back as the latest figures, released today, reveal a 15.7% drop in demand...
Published 05 April 2018
Diesel tax anger as new models beat petrol in NOx pollution tests

New diesel models beat petrol in pollution tests

Some new diesel cars are much less polluting than new petrol cars, according to research. Independent tests have identified 11 diesel models, in
Published 28 November 2017
Phillip Hammond budget 2017: implications and details for drivers - diesel, fuel duty, driverless cars, road tax and more

Budget 2017: everything drivers need to know

The chancellor of the exchequer, Philip Hammond, has announced the government’s 2017 Budget. Here's what you need to know.
Published 22 November 2017
Reader Letters: Electric car questions, flat batteries, road tax vigilantes and are parking brakes on automatics necessary?

Reader Letters: Electric car and tax vigilantes

"The government’s plan to ban the sale of pure diesel and petrol cars from 2040 sounds ambitious to me. Will there be sufficient power..."
Published 17 August 2017
Government to announce diesel car scrappage scheme 'within days'

Government to announce diesel scrappage scheme

A diesel car scrappage scheme will be announced "within days", according to reports, as the government scrambles to reduce air pollution.
Published 25 July 2017
Improved roads and more bypasses to be paid for by road tax

Improved roads and bypasses paid for by road tax

The government has announced plans to build new bypasses across Britain, as it attempts to tackle congestion in towns and cities. In a surprise
Published 05 July 2017