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List price threshold for zero-emission (electric) cars and motorhomes registered on or after 1 April 2025

50000 GBP list price

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

this measure increases the VED (Vehicle Excise Duty) Expensive Car Supplement (ECS) threshold for zero-emission cars, from its current level of £40,000 to £50,000. … The change will have effect from 1 April 2026.

key

uk/ved-expensive-car/list-price-threshold-zero-emission

value

50000 GBP list price

period

2026-27

effective

2026-04-01 to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vehicle-excise-duty-for-expensive-car-supplement-threshold-increase-for-zero-emission-vehicles/increase-in-the-vehicle-excise-duty-expensive-car-supplement-threshold-for-zero-emission-cars

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

40000 GBP list price (2025-26) from 2025-04-01

hash

sha256:2adbd1dba67185e34d2b3dbfb1401ac93feca35824a76d6915278b8ac34a5b0f

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/ved-expensive-car/list-price-threshold-zero-emission?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/ved-expensive-car/list-price-threshold-zero-emission

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