Cars & vans · 2026/27
True running costs
Electric versus petrol or diesel. Energy, road tax and zone charges — without hiding the assumptions.
Car efficiency starts at our 3.5 miles/kWh estimate; replace with your own or choose a model. Pump price and mpg are your assumptions, not a checked national price.
Charging mix
At home
Road tax & vehicle details
Electric
1 = first licence; 2–6 are the possible five supplement years.
Other tax class or first-year petrol/diesel tax
Enter standard VED only, excluding the supplement. Verify your emissions/registration band with DVLA.
DVLA tax tablesPetrol/diesel
1 = first licence; 2–6 are the possible five supplement years.
Other tax class or first-year petrol/diesel tax
Enter standard VED only, excluding the supplement. Verify your emissions/registration band with DVLA.
DVLA tax tablesLondon & clean-air charges
Chargeable days only, after checking operating hours, exemptions and holidays. Assumes the same monthly pattern for 12 months and on-time payment.
Council rates are not checked yet. Non-zero chargeable days will make the total partial, not zero. Check your zone and vehicle.
London ULEZ (separate)
TfL vehicle checkerElectric
Partial yearly total
£0.00
0.00p per mile (partial)
- Home charging
- Not calculated
- Public charging
- £0.00
- Road tax
- Not calculated
- Expensive-car supplement
- Not calculated
- Congestion Charge
- £0.00
- Clean Air Zone
- £0.00
- London ULEZ
- £0.00
Select a checked tariff and confirm eligibility.
Confirm registration, licence year and tax class, or supply a checked standard VED amount.
Valid registration date needed.
Source · 2026/27 · checked 2026-11-08 · effective 2026-04-01–2027-03-31No chargeable visits entered.
No visits entered.
No visits entered.
Petrol
Partial yearly total
£0.00
0.00p per mile (partial)
- Petrol / diesel
- Not calculated
- Road tax
- Not calculated
- Expensive-car supplement
- Not calculated
- Congestion Charge
- £0.00
- Clean Air Zone
- £0.00
- London ULEZ
- £0.00
Enter UK mpg and a pump price assumption.
Confirm registration, licence year and tax class, or supply a checked standard VED amount.
Valid registration date needed.
Source · 2026/27 · checked 2026-11-08 · effective 2026-04-01–2027-03-31No chargeable visits entered.
No visits entered.
No visits entered.
Included costs only, not full ownership cost. Excludes purchase/finance, depreciation, insurance, maintenance, tyres, parking, tolls, charger installation and personal/employer tax. Household standing charges are paid either way and excluded. EV losses: 90% home/rapid/ultra, 85% slow/fast efficiency.
This is an estimate. Check final prices with the supplier. We don't cover every tariff.