Rachel Reeves car tax raid sees hybrid drivers hit twice despite 'barely using electric'
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Rachel Reeves is under growing pressure after new plans to tax hybrid drivers were pushed ahead, despite official evidence showing they rarely use electric power.Under Labour's proposals announced at the Autumn Budget, plug-in hybrid motorists will be charged a new pay-per-mile tax from April 2028, as part of a wider shake-up of car taxes.
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As part of the new policy, drivers will pay 1.5p per mile, even though most of their journeys are not powered by electricity.
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But the move has sparked anger, with critics warning drivers are being hit twice, once through fuel duty and again through the new mileage charge.
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In a Department for Transport report, officials explained: "Evidence indicates that PHEVs complete a smaller proportion of their journeys in electric mode than previously assumed." Despite that admission, ministers are still...
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