databutler.dev · /facts — every fact · Verified Facts protocol · /.well-known/facts.json · /changes

Expensive car supplement, annual amount (zero-emission car over the threshold)

440 GBP/year for 5 years from the second time taxed

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

You have to pay an extra £440 a year if you have any of the following: … an electric car or motorhome with a list price of more than £50,000
key
uk/ved-electric/expensive-car-supplement-amount
value
440 GBP/year for 5 years from the second time taxed
period
2026-27
effective
2026-04-01 to date
source
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables
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)
previous
425 GBP/year for 5 years from the second time taxed (2025-26) from 2025-04-01
hash
sha256:1c89352cb249341312c134dbd2df77e2afbb851c5485d7d42843fdf0d0bc24ec
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

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

{
  "protocol": "verified-facts/0.3",
  "key": "uk/ved-electric/expensive-car-supplement-amount",
  "label": "Expensive car supplement, annual amount (zero-emission car over the threshold)",
  "value": 440,
  "unit": "GBP/year for 5 years from the second time taxed",
  "period": "2026-27",
  "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-01",
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables",
  "quote": "You have to pay an extra £440 a year if you have any of the following: … an electric car or motorhome with a list price of more than £50,000",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2027-04-01",
  "changeCadence": "annual",
  "nextExpectedChange": "2027-04-01",
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "previous": {
    "value": 425,
    "period": "2025-26",
    "effectiveFrom": "2025-04-01",
    "source": "https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250530154440/https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables"
  },
  "hash": "sha256:1c89352cb249341312c134dbd2df77e2afbb851c5485d7d42843fdf0d0bc24ec",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
    "jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImtpZCI6ImRiLTIwMjYtMTAifQ..OT1s6wGjB0VU5APQxRmhuHPZ-2i8HZbGfd3NR0tq0HxYnO0avFrWkRRJIp6Y4FyaJH9joKTTc9ps0H0k3eXpBQ",
    "keys": "https://databutler.dev/.well-known/jwks.json"
  },
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/"
  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/ved-electric/expensive-car-supplement-amount",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables"
  }
}