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EVs, plug-in hybrids to pay road user charges from 1 April
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This is precisely why the plan is to eventually go RUCs for all.
Although a Prius is a very clean vehicle itself, and encouraging people to use more efficient vehicles in general is a good thing.
One of the benefits of excise tax is it rewards lower polluting vehicles with fewer fees.
However they end up doing it (emissions tax, tiered RUC?), I hope this incentive remains. But considering that'd essentially be a 'ute tax' on running costs I can't see this government doing it.