Petitions/Abolish vehicle excise duty on battery electric vehicles
StatusOngoing
Opened1 May 2026
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We want the Government to abolish vehicle excise duty on electric vehicles. My car emits 0 co2 and weighs 1345kg. My VED is £200 pa. My friend's petrol car emits 128 g/km co2 and weighs 2080kg. Her VED is £170. I do not know how this can be considered fair.

I believed the Government was trying to incentivise people to help industry and buyers. EVs are more expensive to buy, depreciation is much higher than ICE cars, and the public charging network is still not good enough, and in some cases more expensive than fossil fuel. We feel this needs to be addressed in the interests of fairness – it shouldn’t just be about gaining revenue.

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Brian Mathew
1Brian Mathew MP
Melksham and Devizes
6
Keir Mather
2Keir Mather MP
Selby
4
Will Stone
3Will Stone MP
Swindon North
4
Gen Kitchen
4Gen Kitchen MP
Wellingborough and Rushden
4
Naushabah Khan
5Naushabah Khan MP
Gillingham and Rainham
3
Dr Al Pinkerton
6Dr Al Pinkerton MP
Surrey Heath
3
Brendan O'Hara
7Brendan O'Hara MP
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
3
Ann Davies
8Ann Davies MP
Caerfyrddin
3
Martin Vickers
9Martin Vickers MP
Brigg and Immingham
2
Nigel Huddleston
10Nigel Huddleston MP
Droitwich and Evesham
2