Pay per mile being proposed in the next budget

[AussiePete]

I've seen a few news articles today about a pay per mile charge for EV's with this article being the strongest confirmation yet. Interested in peoples thoughts

Confirmed: Pay-per-mile tax to be announced for EV drivers in this month's Budget

A new pay-per-mile tax for electric car drivers will be announced in this month’s Budget in an attempt to offset fuel duty losses

www.whatcar.com

 

[Gadget Geek]

Late to the party. There's a thread on this in the general chat forum.

 

[MG Clive]

Thread 'Pay per mile. Another blow for EV drivers'

Nov 6, 2025

It looks like from 2028 EV drivers are going to be paying 3p per mile on top of road tax. They say it's to fill the alleged black hole and to even up the amount EV drivers pay for using the road compared to ICE vehicles.

Once again the government after encouraging drivers to buy one sort of fuelled vehicle they then tax them heavily because their plan worked better than they thought it would. Remember when we were told to buy diesel cars and then they increased the tax on diesel fuel.

Is this another ploy by the fossil fuel companies lobbying the government to keep ICE vehicles on the...

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