Owners of emission-free vehicles to pay tax for the first time in bid to plug £7 billion shortfall Posted on November 12, 2022 By Charlielikes Electric car owners will have to pay road tax for the first time, as part of ‘eye-watering’ Budget plans designed to fill a £54 billion hole in the public finances. news Tags:‘first, ‘time, ‘to, $7, bid, billion, emission-free, for, in, news, of, owners, pay, plug, shortfall , tax’, the, topnews, trending, vehicles