Act now to defer the UK road tax increase on EVs
Just in case anyone is not aware, the UK road fund licence will be applied to EVs from 1 April, at a basic rate of £195 p.a. - there are exceptions of course for elderly EVs.
It is however possible to re-licence an EV this month at the old £0 rate which then covers the period from 1 Mar 2025 until 28 Feb 2026.
This defers the new £195 rate until 1 March 2026.
You can do this on the DVLA website using the reg number and the 10 digit reference number on the V5 document. It takes about 2 minutes.
Mitsubishi Zubadan 14kW with Mixergy 210l DHW in 220m2 barn property. 24 solar panels = 9kWp with GivEnergy 5.0kW Hybrid inverter and 19kWh GivE batteries. Jaga Strada fan-assisted rads throughout. Landvac vacuum glazing/triple glazed windows.
Agreed it is easy, have your V5 to hand. I feel soo guilty having not paid VED for years.... 🤔 🤔
Daikin 6Kw ASHP.
MG4 EV
1926 Semi with loft and wall cavity insulation, all radiator.
Posted by: @jancold...
I feel soo guilty having not paid VED for years.... 🤔 🤔
I might feel guilty if VED revenue was used for vehicle-related stuff - but it's not.
VED doesn't go towards the upkeep of the transport network any more or less than VAT. It's just a generic tax to raise revenue for public spending in general. I certainly don't beat myself up about any of the legal and well established methods of avoiding paying unnecessary amounts of income tax so I don't see why I should feel guilty about availing myself of an incentive to drive an electric vehicle. Clean conscience and guilt-free.
105 m2 bungalow in South East England
Mitsubishi Ecodan 8.5 kW air source heat pump
18 x 360W solar panels
1 x 6 kW GroWatt battery and SPH5000 inverter
1 x Myenergi Zappi
1 x VW ID3
Raised beds for home-grown veg and chickens for eggs
"Semper in excretia; sumus solum profundum variat"
@majordennisbloodnok Damn right sir. my attempt at irony. 🤣
Daikin 6Kw ASHP.
MG4 EV
1926 Semi with loft and wall cavity insulation, all radiator.
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