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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T14:16:23.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nThe DVLA has warned drivers of incoming car tax changes launching within days that could see some motorists avoid paying hefty charges for the next five years.\n\nPosting on social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) highlighted how new rules were being introduced on April 1, 2026.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nFrom this date, the Expensive Car Supplement threshold for electric vehicles will rise from £40,000 to £50,000.\n\nThis means the additional rate, which is often referred to as the \"luxury car tax\", will not apply to electric cars under £40,000.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe new rules apply if the vehicle was first registered after April 1, 2025, potentially benefitting thousands of drivers up and down the country.\n\nChancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed these new measures in the Budget last year, adding that they would help more than one million drivers save £440 a year.\n\nUnder previous rules, cars with a list price of £40,000 or more at first registration will pay the additional rate for five years from the start of the second licence.\n\nDrivers of more expensive vehicles would have faced costs of £425, regardless of whether they were petrol, diesel, alternative fuel or zero emission.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nFrom April 1, 2026, petrol and diesel vehicles that cost more than £40,000 will pay a standard rate of £200, in addition to the £440 Expensive Car Supplement, bringing the total to £640.\n\nZero emission cars registered on or after April 1, 2025, and with a list price of more than £50,000 will also pay the £640 charge.\n\nDrivers have the option to pay via Direct Debit in 12 monthly instalments, although this will result in them £672 in total.\n\nHM Revenue and Customs stated that there would be a \"negligible financial impact\" on operational costs for the DVLA.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Parking giant to 'permanently close' 20 car parks after NCP collapsed into administration\n  * Iran oil crisis prompts surge in electric car interest as petrol and diesel prices soar to £2 a litre\n  * Motorist slapped with £200 fine and licence points for driving 'unusually slow' on M40 motorway\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe Government said the measure was being introduced to incentivise the purchase of zero emission vehicles to meet net zero targets for 2050.\n\nThe new measures will have a huge impact on some of the most popular electric cars available on the market, which will now escape additional charges.\n\nThe Tesla Model Y, which starts from £41,990, will escape the Expensive Car Supplement if it was first registered after April 1, 2025.\n\nSimilarly, the premium Mercedes-Benz CLA 250+ will no longer require drivers to pay an extra £440 a year, with a list price of £45,615.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nDrivers looking to get their hands on a zero emission vehicle without paying extra in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) can also benefit from Labour's Electric Car Grant.\n\nThe incentive scheme has been backed by almost £2billion in funding from the Government and helps drivers save up to £3,750 off the price of a new EV that costs £37,000 or less.\n\nDozens of vehicles are available through the scheme, including the electric Gen-E version of the UK's best-selling vehicle, the Form Puma.\n\nTens of thousands of drivers across the UK have already made use of the Electric Car Grant to save on their vehicles, with experts suggesting a potential spike in uptake in March thanks to new number plates.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "DVLA issues urgent warning of new £440 car tax changes launching next week"
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