Experts have warned electric car users cannot be exempt forever (Image: Getty) They said as they move forward with the transition, it was vital to ensure revenue from motoring taxes keeps pace with change. The DfT added any updates to the tax system will be considered by the Chancellor with any further steps announced in due course. Motoring lawyer Nick Freeman has also claimed it was inevitable electric car owners would be chargers tax. He said electric car drivers were “blind and deluded” if they thought they could escape tax charges forever. Mr Freeman said: "The moment everybody is in electric cars or the majority are in electric cars they are going to be taxed because the government needs to use the revenue."