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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Nuray Bulbul

Car tax changes and what they mean for drivers

EVs had previously been exempt from road tax but this will change from Tuesday - (Jacob King/PA)

A substantial rise in vehicle excise duty, often known as car tax, will be imposed on drivers because of DVLA regulations coming in on Tuesday.

Drivers will be affected by several changes, such as a revised standard road tax rate, new electric vehicle (EV) taxes, higher fees for low-emissions vehicles and a significant hike in first-year rates for those buying new vehicles with very high CO2 emissions.

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