Road tax changes: Motorists to be hit in the pocket withnew 2022 fees - Leicestershire Live

Motorists are going to be hit with a number of new charges in 2022 with new car tax fees coming into effect.

From Spring, both petrol and diesel owners will be hit with changes to Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), which could see some paying up to £130 extra.

Meanwhile, new changes to Benefit in Kind (BiK) and the introduction of Clean Air Zones will also push heavy fees onto road users.

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VED changes

Big changes to VED, also known as Road Tax, will see the owners of the most polluting petrol and diesel vehicles paying up to £120 more a year when they are launched in the Spring.

VED changes will increase for almost all emissions ranges, with those producing more pollution set for the highest rises, the Daily Express reports.

Vehicles that produce more than 255g of CO2 per km will see their first-year rate go up from £2,245 to £2,365.

While vehicles that produce between 226 and 255g per km will see their VED rise from £1,910 to £2,015.

Those producing between 76 and 90g per km will see a first-year rise of just £5 extra to £120.

Cars below this will see no changes to fees, with electric cars remaining at £0.

Electric cars will see no change to their road tax - which remains at £0 a year (Image: PA)

HM Revenue and Customs have confirmed that the changes are "not expected to have any significant economic impacts."

However, it did say that the update would "impact motorists owning a car, van, or motorcycle."

It also warned that the increase in VED rates is in-line with RPI, meaning rates will "remain unchanged in real terms for vehicle owners."

Benefit in Kind

The rates for people hiring a car under a salary sacrifice scheme will also be changed in 2022.

BiK rates will rise from one to two percent for fully electric cars and those producing between one and 50g/km of pollution with an electric range of more than 130 miles.

Prices will also increase by one percent for all models regardless of pollution levels.

However, vehicles that produce 156 to 169g per km or more than 170g per km will see no changes - with the fees remaining at 37 per cent.

Clean Air Zones

Clean Air Zones will be introduced in Bradford and Manchester, but they will be different to London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (Image: Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Two Clean Air Zones have been confirmed to launch later this year - in both Bradford and Manchester.

They will be slightly different to London's Ultra Low Emission Zone, however, with Bradford's charge not applying to private cars and motorbikes, even if drivers use them to work.

Minibuses and LGV such as vans will have to pay £9 per day to use the zone, while HGVs will pay £50.

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Greater Manchester's Clean Air Zone has a launch date set for May 30, 2022, in a bit to clean up pollution levels.

The new charge will also not affect private cars, motorbikes, and mopeds, but HGVs, buses, and taxis will be forced to pay from launch.

Vans and minibuses will get a one-year reprieve for the charges and will begin from June 2023.

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2022-01-03 05:00:00Z
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