Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

Summary

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the level of equitability of applying the Expensive Car Supplement to second-hand vehicles purchased below the £50,000 threshold but originally registered above that threshold.

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1. 18 May 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the level of equitability of applying the Expensive Car Supplement to second-hand vehicles purchased below the £50,000 threshold but originally registered above that threshold.

   Source: Commons

2. 27 May 2026

   Answer

   The Expensive Car Supplement (ECS) is an additional charge payable on top of Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) for cars with an original list price above £40,000, or £50,000 for zero emission vehicles. The supplement is charged at a flat rate of £440 per year and...

   Source: Written answer

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