The BVRLA ramped up its #SeeTheBenefit campaign last week with an open letter calling on the new Chancellor to keep tax rates on electric company cars low.
Launched this summer, the campaign is pushing for Benefit in Kind (BiK) rates for electric cars to be kept as low as possible for as long as possible.
The BVRLA wrote to the Chancellor on behalf of more than two million UK workers that are currently eligible for an electric salary sacrifice car. The open letter to Jeremy Hunt MP, ahead of his budget due 17 November, included signatures from:
- Trade bodies and NGOs, inc: BVRLA, AFP, Energy UK, EV100, Hospitality UK, and REA
- Salary sacrifice providers, inc: Alphabet, Arnold Clark, Novuna, Octopus Electric Vehicles, Ogilvy, NHS Fleet Solutions, Tusker, and Zenith.
BVRLA Chief Executive, Gerry Keaney said: “Low company car tax rates are pulling people into cleaner vehicles and accelerating our progress to net zero. To maintain the trajectory towards the Government’s 2030 Phase Out target, we need clarity on future rates and they must remain as low as possible for as long as possible.”
The #SeeTheBenefit campaign has already seen over 2,000 industry professionals write to their local MPs asking for their support, with two events held at the Houses of Parliament taking place to educate MPs directly and generate support for the campaign.
