EVs owned by Brits to be taxed for driving in France!
British motorists travelling abroad face being taxed for driving electric cars in France under Rachel Reeves’s pay-per-mile plan.
Motorists holidaying abroad will continue to pay the 3p tariff even if they are not using UK roads.
It means a 1,530-mile round trip from Calais to Nice on the south coast of France would cost an extra £45.90.
Drivers will essentially be taxed twice, as the mileage tariff would come in addition to the “péage” tolls, which are commonplace on French motorways.
Critics of the policy told The Telegraph the failure to discount charges for mileage racked up abroad would be “unfair and a huge flaw”.
The Chancellor is due to announce the pay-per-mile scheme at this month’s Budget, with the rates introduced from 2028.
The 3p tariff would align with the annual vehicle excise duty (VED) payment, with EV owners asked to estimate the number of miles they will drive in the year ahead. Hybrid vehicles will also be liable for the charge, but at a lower rate.
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Naturally the greenies are up in arms!
But there is one alternative – simply charge all EV owners a fixed tariff surcharge of £1000 on their VED. That would equate to the fuel duty tax paid by most petrol car drivers.
Currently at 3p/mile, they are only paying about half the fuel duty paid by the latter.
Better still, if you have an EV and think you are being treated unfairly, sell it and buy a diesel!
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