Changes to Vehicle Excise Duty

(Posted on 08/02/19)

We, as a Fleet Management Organisation – Wish to inform all customers of the pending Road fund Licence Changes for vehicles registered from the 1st April 2019 – PLEASE NOTE: For ANY vehicles with extended Lead times this change WILL affect your Agreement.

This change affects ALL vehicles registered after 1st April 2019, regardless of original order date.

As you may know, there are reforms to Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) for cars and LCV’s registered from 1 April 2019 onwards. Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) (also known as "vehicle tax", "car tax" or "road tax", and formerly as a "tax disc") is an annual tax that is levied as an excise duty and which must be paid for most types of vehicles which are to be used (or parked) on public roads in the United Kingdom

The Autumn 2018 Budget saw road tax left largely alone, though annual and first-year rates were increased in-line with inflation. The supplement for cars costing over £40,000 was also increased.

This increased the annual flat rate for normal cars from £140 to £145, while hybrids went up from £130 to £135. These increases apply to all cars that are covered by the post-2017 road tax regime. The supplement for expensive cars went up from £310 to £320, but the period it is in place for (years two to six of the car's life) remains unchanged.

First-year rates also increased to reflect inflation. These hikes range from £0 to £65, depending on which CO2-based band the car sits in.