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Electric vehicles still exempt

heavy goods vehicles over 3,500kg only

2026-27, from 2026-04-01 · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source · next expected change 2027-04-01

Only heavy goods vehicles that weigh over 3,500kg will still be exempt.
key
uk/ved-electric/exempt-electric-hgv
value
heavy goods vehicles over 3,500kg only
period
2026-27
effective
2026-04-01 to date
source
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-exempt-from-vehicle-tax
verified
2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2027-04-01)
next expected change
2027-04-01 (annual: a fixed day each year)
source checked
2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)
hash
sha256:20b13d535575834be9155c46310b065a664b9c6cf77f63f5dfd46e123047077b
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/ved-electric/exempt-electric-hgv?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/ved-electric/exempt-electric-hgv

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    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/ved-electric/exempt-electric-hgv",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-exempt-from-vehicle-tax"
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