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Pay Per Mile Car Tax Calculator UK
Estimate what proposed UK pay per mile tax could mean for your annual car costs. Compare pay per mile road tax for EVs and plug-in hybrids, current VED, petrol or diesel fuel-tax equivalents, and an annual mileage estimate from your latest MOT.
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Pay Per Mile Car Tax Calculator
Estimate current VED, proposed 2028 eVED mileage charges, and a cost per mile calculator UK comparison for the miles you expect to drive.
Estimate from your MOT
Use your current odometer, the mileage recorded at your MOT, and the date that MOT was completed to annualise your recent driving.
Tax factors
Results update automatically.
Estimated annual cost
Current VED
£200
Pay per mile charge
£240
Projected total
£440
Monthly equivalent
£36.67
Based on 8,000 miles a year and 3p per mile. The 2028 eVED proposal is still subject to final policy details.
EV proposal
£240
At 3p per mile before ordinary VED.
PHEV proposal
£120
At 1.5p per mile before ordinary VED.
Fuel tax equivalent
£488
At 6.1p per mile for fuel duty, before any VED.
What the comparison means
Mileage charge
Electric and plug-in hybrid cars are the proposed pay per mile car tax vehicles. Standard hybrids are not in scope because their external energy source is petrol or diesel.
MOT estimate
The mileage estimator mirrors the policy direction: use an odometer reading and MOT history to turn recent driving into an annual mileage assumption.
Rates used by default
- Current standard VED
- £200 for 2026/27 standard-rate cars registered from April 2017.
- Electric car eVED
- 3p per mile from April 2028 under the government proposal.
- Plug-in hybrid eVED
- 1.5p per mile from April 2028 under the government proposal.
- Fuel tax equivalent
- 6.1p per mile is based on 52.95p fuel duty per litre and an average of 36mpg petrol and 43mpg diesel.
UK pay per mile tax and cost per mile calculator
This tool is built for people looking for a pay per mile tax UK estimate, a pay per mile car tax UK calculator, or a pay per mile road tax comparison. The official proposal applies to electric cars and plug-in hybrids, but the comparison also shows how the same mileage looks against a petrol or diesel fuel-tax equivalent.
It also works as a cost per mile calculator UK starting point. Change the EV, PHEV, and fuel-tax pence-per-mile factors to test different assumptions, then use your annual mileage or MOT history to see the yearly cost.
How the pay per mile car tax estimate works
The proposed eVED charge is mileage-based. The calculator multiplies your annual mileage by the pence-per-mile rate, then adds ordinary VED and any expensive car supplement you choose to include.
By default, it uses 3p per mile for electric cars and 1.5p per mile for plug-in hybrid cars. It also shows a petrol or diesel fuel-tax equivalent around 6.1p per mile, based on current fuel duty and average petrol/diesel MPG assumptions.
The MOT estimator is useful if you do not know your annual mileage. It measures the difference between the current odometer and the MOT odometer reading, divides that by the days since the MOT, then multiplies it up to a year.
What to remember before relying on it
- eVED is proposed to begin on 1 April 2028.
- The consultation closed on 18 March 2026 and final details may change.
- Electric cars and plug-in hybrid cars are in scope.
- Standard hybrids are not proposed to pay eVED because they already use taxed fuel.
- Rates are expected to rise with CPI inflation after introduction.
Pay per mile car tax FAQ
Is this road tax or fuel duty?
It is proposed as an extra part of VED for EVs and PHEVs, designed to replace some fuel-duty revenue as drivers switch away from petrol and diesel.
Will cars need trackers?
The consultation says trackers will not be required. Mileage reporting is intended to sit alongside VED renewals and MOT mileage checks.
Why include MOT mileage?
MOT history already records mileage for most cars. That makes it a practical way to estimate your own annual mileage before the final eVED process exists.
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