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Electric Vehicles: Excise Duty

Volume 572: debated on Monday 20 May 1996

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asked Her Majesty's Government:What revenue they expect to raise in a full year by the reintroduction of vehicle excise duty on electric vehicles from 1st July 1995 at £35, and what is the anticipated cost of collection.

The annual revenue from vehicle excise duty on electric vehicles will be approximately £840,000. The cost of collection will be £53,000— which represents no change from the cost of issuing exempt discs to these vehicles previously.