Major changes to road taxation have taken hold in 2025 as drivers face new charges. Electric car owners will pay road tax for the first time next year after a shake-up from the Labour Party government back in April.

Labour shook up the rules to bring in more tax revenue, aware the number of electric cars on the roads is growing by the year. It will bring electric car drivers into line with everyone else. Most will pay the standard rate of £190 a year.

Those with more expensive models will also have to pay a £410 supplement charge. Motoring organisation the RAC said: "Electric vehicles (EVs) currently enjoy free road tax (also called Vehicle Excise Duty)."

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But after April 1, 2025, drivers of electric cars in the U

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