Tesla VED post April 2025

[phatmanace]

I’m trying to work out how much the road tax will be on my model Y after April 1st this year. The car is a year old.

I’ve tried reading a few sites and it seems quite hard to work out!

I think

- its £190 for next year.
- hypothetically, were I to swap and for some reason get a new model Y in may, I think that would be somewhere north of £500

Things I don’t know.

- is either of the above correct?
- in the second case, does the first year new tax rate apply?, making year 1 over a grand?

Thanks in advance..

[Mark V GTD]

It’s not a loophole - the car is a year old and needs to be taxed. The current VED rate is zero until 1st April.

The loophole, for want of a better word, is folk SORNing electric cars this March that were first registered after 1st April 2023 in order to get a year of zero VED before the new rate kicks in.

Edited by Mark V GTD on Sunday 12th January 10:55

[phatmanace]

Mark V GTD said:

It’s not a loophole - the car is a year old and needs to be taxed. The current VED rate is zero until 1st April.

The loophole for want of a better word is folk SORNing electric cars this March that were first registered after 1st April 2023 in order to get a year of zero VED before the new rate kicks in.

Yup, I was trying to work out what the actual £££ amount was from April 2nd, I think it’s £190, but somehow struggling to work it out!

[anonymous-user]

phatmanace said:

Mark V GTD said:

It’s not a loophole - the car is a year old and needs to be taxed. The current VED rate is zero until 1st April.

The loophole for want of a better word is folk SORNing electric cars this March that were first registered after 1st April 2023 in order to get a year of zero VED before the new rate kicks in.

Yup, I was trying to work out what the actual £££ amount was from April 2nd, I think it’s £190, but somehow struggling to work it out!

It’s on the gov website :-
“Electric, zero or low emission cars registered between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2025
You will pay the standard rate. This will be £195”

But you can renew it today for £0 for the next 12 months.

[Mark V GTD]

Are we saying that current unexpired VED can be renewed before it expires without SORNing the vehicle?

[gmaz]

Mark V GTD said:

Are we saying that current unexpired VED can be renewed before it expires without SORNing the vehicle?

Yes, you just need the V5 ref number

[Silverage]

I’ve been doing mine on the 1st of each month since last November.

[Mark V GTD]

Even better. I will give it a go! Mine expires in September as it stands.