Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

(asked on 14th January 2026) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential increased revenue due to recent changes to the tax classification of double cap pickups in 2026-27 financial year.


Answered by
Dan Tomlinson Portrait
Dan Tomlinson
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 21st January 2026

The estimated amount of tax in 2026/27 that will be raised from double cab pick-up vehicles being treated as cars, comprised of increased Company Car Tax revenue and reduced Capital Allowances, has been estimated as follows:

Exchequer Impact (£m)

2026-27

235

This figure is based on Autumn Budget 2024 basis and is subject to uncertainty typically around the behavioural response.

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