{"id":243407,"date":"2023-10-29T08:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T08:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=243407"},"modified":"2023-10-29T08:19:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T08:19:02","slug":"drivers-in-rural-areas-pay-15-percent-less-car-tax-due-to-little-known-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/drivers-in-rural-areas-pay-15-percent-less-car-tax-due-to-little-known-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Drivers in rural areas pay 15 percent less car tax due to little-known rule"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dozens of drivers in rural areas are paying less car tax than those in the city due to a little-known rule.<\/p>\n

Electric car owners topping up at home pay just five percent VAT compared to the 20 percent charge at public bays.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, it was estimated that around 40 percent of households do not have access to off-street parking at home.<\/p>\n

Data from ZapMap shows that almost 35 percent of public charging bays are located in London.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the North East, Wales, East Midlands and the Yorkshire and the Humber each have less than 3,000 plugs, making this a rural vs urban divide as much as a home vs street issue.<\/p>\n

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Richard Palmer, spokesperson for Transport and Environment (T&E) said there was a \u201ccost disparity\u201d between charging at home and in public which needed to be solved.<\/p>\n

However, he hinted that the benefits of a possible deduction in VAT rates may not even be felt by owners if some action was taken.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Express.co.uk, Mr Palmer explained: \u201cThe thing to remember is that we are still in the early stages of the electric vehicle transition.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are still learning about how EV drivers will behave, like how people will charge their vehicles and where. Most people will be able to charge at home, but ultimately there is that disparity of cost between charging at home and charging on the public network. This is an equity issue and it’s vital that it’s addressed.<\/p>\n

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