Data for the 32 Welsh constituencies shows what ev drivers in Wales can expect to pay when the new Government toll charges come in next year.
A few headline figures for Wales:
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Combined projected annual eVED bill across all 32 Welsh constituencies: £29.1m
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Average per-driver annual cost across Wales: £228 (vs £79 in Cities of London and Westminster)
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Average mean mileage across Welsh constituencies: 7,607 miles per year
The Welsh constituencies with the highest total bills are Cardiff South and Penarth (£3.9m, UK #24), Newport East (£2.4m, UK #108) and Bridgend (£2.4m, UK #116).
But on a per-driver basis, the burden is actually highest in the more rural Welsh seats – Caerfyrddin (£245/driver), Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (£241/driver) and Ynys Môn (£241/driver) – reflecting higher mileage in areas with limited public transport alternatives. This rural/urban split is the overarching story.
The BVRLA and New Automotive research maps the full financial impact of the government’s planned Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) across all 632 UK parliamentary constituencies.
It also considers how well served the areas are with public transport, or lack of it in many instances.
Ginny Buckley (above), Chief Executive of Electrifying.com, the electric car buying and advice site, said, “Pay-per-mile taxation might sound fair to those in Government, but for millions of drivers it will feel like yet another tax on everyday life.“If you live in a rural area, driving isn’t a lifestyle choice, it’s a necessity, so there’s a real danger this creates an EV postcode penalty where the people with the fewest transport alternatives end up paying the most.
“The warning signs to Whitehall to think carefully about this policy are already there. This risks creating yet another barrier to switching.”
In recent Electrifying.com research, in partnership with the AA, involving more than 13,000 non-EV drivers, 55% said pay-per-mile charging would make them less likely to switch to an EV.
