The BVRLA has written to Chancellor Sajid Javid asking him to prioritise fleets within his autumn 2019 Budget statement.
Within its letter the association has asked that the Chancellor:
- Provide continued support for the Plug-in Car Grant to 2025
- Make EVs more accessible to consumers by removing the £320 VED surcharge or increasing the £40,000 threshold
- Support rental companies to put cleaner vehicles on UK roads by making VED bands more granular
- Reclassify motorhomes as Private Light Goods (PLG) for VED purposes
- Help fleet drivers invest in greener vehicles now by providing clarity on company car tax (CCT) rates beyond 2023
- Ensure that the company car market remains a source of the cleanest vehicles by monitoring the impact of WLTP, making rate adjustments to mitigate any adverse impacts
- Adjust CO₂-related taxes and charges (e.g. capital allowance, lease rental restriction) to account for the increase in WLTP-based CO₂ figures
And in the event of Brexit he also:
8. Boost EV affordability by exempting new EV sales from VAT
9. Extend First Year Allowance to rental and leased vehicles
