Written questions

Electric Vehicles: Tolls

2026-05-28 · Treasury · 4266 · Official question

Mr Richard Holden

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential implications for its policies of (a) per-kilometre road charging schemes for electric vehicles in other countries, including Iceland and (b) Iceland’s E

Answer

The Government considers international evidence when developing tax policy, including approaches taken by other countries, including Iceland, to mileage-based charges for electric and hybrid vehicles. Unlike in some other countries where EV purchase incen...