All the new driving laws coming your way in 2025 including new tax for drivers
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Driving laws will change the way people hit the roads in the new year, with 2025 bringing a pile of legislation that could make the process much more expensive for some Brits. The last year has introduced some dramatic and less-than well received changes to the roads, including the introduction of 20mph zones for some parts of England and Wales, and new rules limiting emissions from select types of vehicle. Laws will continue to be applied in this vein over the next year, the slate of upcoming bills suggests.
Between now and 2025, private cars, public and heavy duty vehicles will all be tied by some form of legislation, with excise duty and tachograph rules to be extended. But on the plus side the changes are likely to mean that drivers on major roads will feel much safer in the long run, and emissions will be kept in check.
One of the most major changes for 2025 will go down like a gift of coal with some drivers, as congestion charge exemptions for electric and hydrogen-fuelled cars will expire by December 24. The rule applies to London's congestion charging zone (CCZ) which costs around £15 a pop to enter.
Drivers won't have to pay immediately, however, as the congestion zone is free for nearly a week between December 25 and the first of January. Electric vehicle owners will start paying a higher band vehicle excise duty, the feared "car tax" by April 1 next year. Car owners currently pay around £190 per year, while vans pay £335 a year and cars and motorcycles pay a substantially smaller sum of around £25 per year. All electric cars registered on April 1, 2025 or after will pay £10 for the first year instead of the £0 paid under the last financial year.
