Certain drivers may be subjected to more expensive pay-per-mile charges when the system is launched in 2028, according to an admission by the Treasury . The new Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) is set to charge EV drivers 3p per mile to use the roads, with plug-in hybrid owners slapped with a 1.5p per mile rate.

The new charge will be introduced in a bid to offset declining fuel duty revenues, with motorists asked to predict their annual electric car mileage before offsetting any additional costs once their odometer is checked at their MOT. Since Rachel Reeves' announcement, experts have raised fears that the policy could lead to an increase in mileage fraud, with a rise in clocked cars likely.

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