Petition · past parliament

Exempt V8 petrol vehicles from fuel excise tax

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Vote to exempt V8 powered petrol vehicles from fuel excise duty
To reduce the cost of motoring for V8 enthusiasts from the current extremely high petrol prices.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We understand you're concerned about taxes on vehicles which use v8 fuel, however it's not clear whether you want such vehicles to be exempt from fuel duty (i.e. the tax levied on the sale of fuel), vehicle excise duty (sometimes known as road tax), or both.

You can find out more about fuel duty here: https://www.gov.uk/tax-on-shopping/fuel-duty
You can find out more about vehicle excise duty here: https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables

You could have a petition which calls for vehicles which use v8 fuel to be exempted from one or both of these duties, if that is something you'd like to see happen.

Timeline

18 Oct 2021 Petition opened for signatures
21 Oct 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 Oct 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.