Car tax to rise by 10.1% in April: what the increase means for you

Mother driving a car with two children in the back seat

The cost of taxing your vehicle is going up from April, with vehicle excise duty being increased in line with inflation.

In the Budget last week, the government confirmed that vehicle excise duty (VED) would rise from 1 April. It’s yet another challenge for motorists to deal with, given the way fuel costs have shot up over the past 12 months, alongside other household bills.