{"id":246424,"date":"2023-11-26T13:49:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T13:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=246424"},"modified":"2023-11-26T13:49:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T13:49:00","slug":"rishi-sunak-blasted-for-ignoring-demands-to-cut-ev-pavement-tax-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/rishi-sunak-blasted-for-ignoring-demands-to-cut-ev-pavement-tax-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Rishi Sunak blasted for \u2018ignoring\u2019 demands to cut EV \u2018pavement tax\u2019 rates"},"content":{"rendered":"

GB News guests debate using electric cars in 2022<\/h3>\n

Rishi Sunak has been criticised for ignoring industry calls to scrap a tax impacting electric car owners living in large cities.<\/p>\n

EV owners are forced to pay 20 percent VAT on electricity when topping-up using on-street bays.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, those who charge their vehicles at home only pay five percent VAT meaning they make savings every time they plug in.<\/p>\n

Driveway charging is more common in rural areas where homeowners have more land meaning there is a major divide between those living in the city and the countryside.<\/p>\n

Alfonso Martinez, UK Managing Director of ALD Automotive | LeasePlan has demanded immediate changes to the rule after it was not addressed in the Autumn Statement.<\/p>\n

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He said: \u201cWith mandatory zero-emission vehicle sales targets arriving next year, and our recent World EV Day research showing running costs are a top priority for drivers, this needs to change.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Government has ignored industry lobbying to reduce the 20 percent VAT rate on public charging to match the five percent paid for domestic energy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis would undoubtedly help to stimulate retail demand for EVs, especially in the used market where supply is growing quickly but drivers have few incentives to switch.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year, analysis from FairCharge revealed those charging on the road would pay an extra \u00a3227 per annum.<\/p>\n

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