In the next few weeks, drivers will have to deal with a lot of important changes to the rules of the road. These changes could mean that car taxes go up or down.
Some important rules about driving were changed in the first two months of the year. Britons should know that more changes are coming in March.
GB News has put together a list of the most important changes to driving laws that will happen in March and could affect you. New rules will go into effect in the next few weeks.
In the next few weeks, drivers will have to deal with a lot of big changes to the rules of the road. These changes could mean that car taxes will go up and that you will learn new things about them.
A few important driving rules changed in the first two months of the year. Britons need to know about the changes that are coming in March.
Because new driving laws will go into effect in the next few weeks, GB News has made a list of the most important changes that could affect you.
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New DVSA rules, higher car taxes, and more will be part of the five changes to driving laws that will go into effect in March.
Car tax
Drivers have until March 18 to let the government know what they think about the new Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) that was announced in the Autumn Budget last year.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves talked about eVED, which will charge electric car owners 3p per mile and hybrid car owners 1.5p per mile starting in 2028.
The changes are being made to help the government keep track of its money because fewer people are buying petrol and diesel, and fuel duty receipts keep going down as more people switch to electric cars.
Taxes on petrol
Rachel Reeves the Chancellor, said that the planned increase in fuel duty on March 23, 2026, would not happen. Instead, it would be pushed back by five months.
In March 2022, the fuel duty rate was cut by 5p per litre. This was after Russia invaded Ukraine, which made fuel prices go up.
To undo the fuel duty cut, there will be three steps one penny in September, two pennies in December, and two pennies in March 2027.
Fuel prices for advice
This is the first time this year that HM Revenue and Customs has changed the AFRs for drivers of petrol, diesel, electric and LPG cars.
People who drive company cars have to follow AFRs. The rates are meant to cover the cost of business trips in company cars or the cost of petrol for personal trips.
Driving tests
Learner drivers will only be able to change their driving test booking twice instead of the current six times starting on March 31, 2026.
You might be able to move your test to a different day or time, to a different test center, or to a different learner driver who already has a test scheduled.
Drivers will still be able to make more than one change at once, such as changing the test center and the date at the same time.
Statement for Spring
Rachel Reeves will give the first financial update from the government of the year on March 3, 2026. This is because Labour is under pressure to lower costs for Britons.
Taxes shouldn’t change too much. The Labour MP for Leeds West and Pudsey, on the other hand, could give updates on changes to fuel duty or pay-per-mile car taxes.
She could also tell us more about the digital driver’s license which is expected to be available across the country in the next few months.
