MOT test centres will be told to spy on drivers' mileage to calculate new Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) fees under Rachel Reeves’ new pay-per-mile plan. HM Treasury has issued more details around how the new electric pay-per-mile tax will be calculated, with MOT test centres playing a vital role.

Mileage is already looked at during MOT tests, with details of how far drivers have travelled uploaded to the test certificate for all to see. However, garages will now go one step further and check that drivers have paid the correct tax on cars at the time of their annual inspection. There has been much debate about how the Chancellor's flagship EV policy would work since her announcement of the new scheme on Wednesday.

Electric car drivers face nightmare pay-per-mile checks

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