Fleet calendar // Tax
When does the van benefit charge change?
It is on 6 April 2027, 158 days from today (expected).
158 days to go
What changes
The van benefit charge, the van fuel benefit charge and the car fuel benefit multiplier are uprated for 2027 to 2028; the new figures are in HM Treasury's Budget 2026 rates.
Who it affects
Company van and car drivers with private use or private fuel.
Source
HM Treasury: Budget 2026, overview of tax legislation and rates, 28 October 2026. Expected: officially stated, but not yet in force or subject to a decision still to come.
In THRIVE's reporting
- Public EV charging cost review calls for tariff porting, price support and network charge reform
- Budget 2026: £100m to cut charging costs at residential public EV charge points
- Fuel duty to rise on 1st July 2027: Expert urges Brits to plan ahead
- Logistics UK responds to Budget announcement that freeze on fuel duty is to be maintained
- Allye Energy launches MEV depot EV charger with built-in storage from repurposed EV batteries
Coming up next
- 1 November 2026: THRIVE Fleet Sentiment Index for the month
- 1 November 2026: VAT on public EV charging confirmed at the standard rate
- 3 November 2026: Official UK fuel prices for the week
- 9 November 2026: SMMT used car sales, third quarter 2026
- 25 November 2026: DfT electric vehicle charging infrastructure statistics