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Stop mileage tax on electric & plug-in hybrid cars & reduce public charging VAT

Submitted by Luke Beale on Wednesday 26th November 2025

Published on Thursday 8th January 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Wednesday 8th July 2026

Current Signatures: 4,808
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Adoption ~ At Home ~ Cars ~ Chargers ~ Demand ~ drivers ~ Electric ~ investment ~ manufacturing ~ Net Zero ~ Owners ~ Remove ~ Tax ~ UK investment ~ Withdraw

Petition Action

Stop mileage tax on electric & plug-in hybrid cars & reduce public charging VAT

Petition Details

To remove the planned mileage tax on electric and plugin-hybrid cars, and to equalise VAT on public charging to 5% to support adoption.

Additional Information

We petition against the proposed 3p/mile EV tax starting 2028, which will be 1.5p/mile for plug-in hybrid vehicles. We think it's short-sighted and contradicts UK investment in EV manufacturing and Net Zero goals by suppressing consumer demand. EV owners already pay VAT on electricity (20% at public chargers, 5% at home). This tax is double taxation and unfairly penalizes drivers. Demand: withdraw the tax and reduce VAT on public charging to 5%.


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