Overview

• The House of Commons will hold a second reading of the Exemption from Value Added Tax (Public Electric Vehicle Charging Points) Bill on June 13.
• Under current rules public EV charging carries a 20% VAT that research shows costs drivers without home chargers approximately £1,690 per year.
• Removing VAT at public charge points could reduce those drivers’ annual bills by about £211.
• A recent poll found that 49% of motorists would consider purchasing an electric vehicle if VAT on public charging was cut to 5%.
• Stakeholders including GRIDSERVE and the airCharge campaign led by Quentin Willson have urged Parliament to back the bill to level the playing field for all EV drivers.