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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Alex Daniel

Rural drivers to face steepest bills under UK’s mileage-based electric vehicle tax

Vauxhall Mokka car travelling on rural road
Drivers in south-west England would pay nearly four times more than those in London under the planned 3p-a-mile EV road charge. Photograph: Ian Lamond/Alamy

Drivers in the south-west of England would pay nearly four times as much as those in London as a result of Labour’s mileage-based tax on electric cars, according to analysis of official data.

The 3p-a-mile road charge, announced in the autumn budget and due to take effect in 2028, is expected to raise £1.1bn a year, partly offsetting the loss of fuel duty revenues as drivers switch from petrol to electric vehicles.

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