Originally Posted by CooperMan
Originally Posted by IMHO


The government will need to replace the financial hole that EV's will create with missing fuel duty revenues - road pricing, EV charging levies... they'll find a way.


I think they’ve already started my VED has been going up relentlessly.

My sons 2011 Euro 5 1.6d Golf is £20 annual VED, my wife’s BMW Euro 6 PHEV is £510 annual VED. So VED has clearly got little to do with pollution anymore.


Isn't that because that includes the over £40k surcharge for the first 5 years ? so really it's only £165 ish IIRC[/quote]

And the surcharge is for what purpose exactly?

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