Published 29/09/2026 · Updated 29/09/2026 · By Voldt® product team

UK buyers can get up to £3 750 off a new electric car priced at or under £37 000, company car drivers pay 4% benefit in kind in 2026/27, and renters and flat owners can claim up to £500 towards a home charge point. EVs have paid vehicle tax since April 2025, and since 2 January 2026 electric cars pay the London Congestion Charge with a 25% discount.

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for EV drivers in the UK, 29/09/2026

The Electric Car Grant takes up to £3 750 off the price of a new electric car in Band 1, or up to £1 500 in Band 2, as long as the car costs no more than £37 000 (GOV.UK). The band is set per model, so check it before you choose between two cars at a similar price: the difference can be £2 250.

The grant comes off the price at the dealer, so there is nothing to claim afterwards. It covers new cars only, so a used EV gets no grant in the UK.

Since 1 April 2025, electric cars pay vehicle tax like other cars. An EV registered from that date pays £10 in the first year and then the standard rate of £200 a year in 2026/27. If its list price is above £50 000, the expensive car supplement adds £440 a year for five years, starting in the second year (GOV.UK).

The appropriate percentage for a fully electric company car is 4% in 2026/27 and 5% in 2027/28. It then rises by two points a year, to 7% in 2028/29 and 9% in 2029/30, while cars with 1 to 50 g/km of CO2, mostly plug-in hybrids, move to 18% and 19% regardless of their electric range (GOV.UK policy paper, October 2024).

If your employer repays your home charging, HMRC asks for proof that the electricity went into the company car, and a session log provides it. Our reimbursement rules for 12 countries cover the details.

The chargepoint grant for renters and flat owners covers 75% of buying and installing a charge point socket, up to £500 since 1 April 2026. You need your own off-street parking, an eligible car and an OZEV-authorised installer, and funding is confirmed until 31 March 2027 (GOV.UK).

Households with only on-street parking can get up to £500 towards a charge point when they also install a cross-pavement solution, such as a cable channel. The cross-pavement solution must be permanent (GOV.UK).

The domestic charge point grant is funded by Transport Scotland and run by the Energy Saving Trust. It gives up to £400 towards installing a home charge point if you live in a rural or remote area of Scotland, including the islands, have or will soon have an EV, and have a household income of £50 000 or less (Energy Saving Trust, 2026/27 criteria).

The installer must be approved by both the Energy Saving Trust and OZEV, and the grant cannot fund work that starts before you receive the offer letter. Scotland also funds cross-pavement charging solutions with up to £3 500 (Energy Saving Trust).

The 100% Cleaner Vehicle Discount ended on 25 December 2025. Since 2 January 2026, electric cars registered for Auto Pay get a 25% discount on the daily charge, so they pay £13,50 a day; the standard charge is £18. For new applicants, the 90% Residents' Discount only applies to electric vehicles (TfL, 2026).

Germany, France, Spain and Sweden pay towards the purchase, and Italy, Spain and Sweden support a home charger. The Netherlands pays per kWh charged at home, but only with a charging point that has a built-in MID meter.

The Voldt® 3-pin portable charger plugs into a standard UK socket, charges at 8 to 13 A, up to 2,8 kW, and its app logs the kWh of every charge per user. That record helps if your employer repays home charging. Nothing is installed, so it moves house with you.

• Plug the charger straight into a sound, earthed 3-pin socket, never an extension lead or adaptor.
• Use the 13 A setting only on a socket on its own circuit that an electrician has checked.
• Where your car's manual differs from this guide, follow the manual.

Voldt® cables and portable chargers are CE and UKCA marked and TÜV certified, with a 3-year warranty; terms and exclusions are on the warranty and complaints page.