Petition · HM Treasury

Abolish Vehicle Excise Duty and add the cost to Fuel Duty

Closed 35 signatures

What the petition asks

I would like Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) to be completely abolished. Instead, add the cost to Fuel Duty. I think this will mean that for more fuel-efficient vehicles which generally use less fuel and emit less CO2, drivers will pay less for fuel, and this change may help wider zero carbon policies.
Older, less efficient vehicles can disappear naturally without some families potentially feeling forced into rash decisions about vehicle use.

In my view, any attempt to fast-track carbon reduction by hiking certain taxes like VED may make the country poorer. I think the infrastructure needed to do the things government wants to do is decades behind. I believe that it should be the case that the more fuel you use, the more tax you pay.

Timeline

13 Mar 2025 Petition opened for signatures
13 Sep 2025 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 35
Status Closed
Department HM Treasury
Opened 13 Mar 2025
Closed 13 Sep 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 25 Aug 2026.