Fuel duty frozen but new-car buyers hit  by ved hikes

PROPOSED changes to the London Congestion Charge are set to raise tens of millions of pounds a year, with drivers of electric vehicles set to bear the biggest burden. An Auto Express Freedom of Inform

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The UK government has reintroduced grants for new electric cars, offering discounts of up to £3750 – but there remains uncertainty over how the scheme will work, and most Chinese-built EVs could be ex

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