All the new driving laws and costs coming to British roads in December - and what they mean for you
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A raft of road rules and changes are due to come into effect this December. The government has brought in a raft of changes affecting British drivers, electric car owners and manufacturers starting this month. With ambitious Net Zero targets to achieve, the distances people drive for work is being charged differently with stricter regulations coming into force for car companies.
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Here’s everything you need to know. From Sunday December 1, pence per mile rates for company cars will be changing as part of the final Advisory Fuel Rate (AFR). The advisory fuel rates for petrol and diesel company cars have all fallen compared to the current rates,.
These rates only apply to employees using a company car and should only be used to reimburse employees for business travel in their company cars and need employees to repay the cost of fuel used for private travel. Hybrid vehicles are treated as either petrol or diesel cars, depending on their design.
From December 31, a “full” smart tachograph 2 or “transitional” smart tachograph 2 must be installed in Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) with an analogue or digital tachograph undertaking international journeys. From February 21, HGVs must be equipped with new tachograph technology for all journey types. The DVSA stated: “On or after February 21, 2024, a ‘full’ smart tachograph 2 or ‘transitional’ smart tachograph 2 must be fitted into all newly registered in-scope vehicles regardless of journey types.”.
