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Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

Asked by Euan StainbankLabourTreasuryTabled Answered 21 January 2026UIN 105906

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential increased revenue due to recent changes to the tax classification of double cap pickups in 2026-27 financial year.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

The estimated amount of tax in 2026/27 that will be raised from double cab pick-up vehicles being treated as cars, comprised of increased Company Car Tax revenue and reduced Capital Allowances, has been estimated as follows:

Exchequer Impact (£m)

2026-27

235

This figure is based on Autumn Budget 2024 basis and is subject to uncertainty typically around the behavioural response.

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