# UK plans opt-in mileage tax for electric and hybrid cars in 2028

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/spy-under-the-bonnet-labour-to-use-electric-cars-satnavs-to-record-mileage-and-calculate-road-tax/
- Published: 2026-11-04T22:25:36+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T22:49:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16262301/Labour-plans-digitally-track-drivers-car-mileage.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Pay-per-mile tax for electric and hybrid cars starts in April 2028.
- Rates are 3p per mile for electric cars and 1.5p for hybrids.
- Ministers say digital mileage reporting will be opt-in.

## Summary

The Government plans to use newer cars’ built-in connectivity to calculate a pay-per-mile tax for electric and hybrid vehicles from April 2028. Ministers say drivers would opt in and that the system would not report where or when journeys take place, but critics warn that digital mileage monitoring could threaten privacy and expand over time.

The charge is set at 3p per mile for fully electric cars and 1.5p for hybrids, on top of standard vehicle excise duty. It will rise annually with inflation from April 2029; an electric-car driver covering 10,000 miles a year would pay about £300 extra. The tax is intended to offset falling fuel-duty receipts, while the Treasury has yet to explain how the system will work or what safeguards will protect drivers’ data.

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