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FairCharge "Scrap Pavement Tax" - Express
FairCharge, the national EV campaign group, is urging the Government to reduce VAT rates on public EV charging to match the five percent...
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FairCharge
- Feb 14, 2023
- 3 min
Spring Budget and EVs
Ahead of the Chancellor's Spring Budget on the 15th of March, FairCharge has sent our representations to the Treasury outlining five key...
FairCharge
- Feb 7, 2023
- 1 min
FairCharge EV Charging Costs - BBC.com
Rising energy prices have led to a surge in the cost of charging electric cars, raising concerns about discouraging potential buyers....
FairCharge
- Feb 1, 2023
- 1 min
FairCharge VAT Cut - Evening Standard
The new Chancellor will announce measures to address the rising cost of living in a 'mini-Budget.' For EV drivers, the issue of expensive...
FairCharge
- Jan 27, 2023
- 1 min
Labour EV Roundtable
We were delighted to participate in Labour's frontbench roundtable discussion on the 18th of January, along with stakeholders from across...
FairCharge
- Jan 25, 2023
- 1 min
New Automotive Report Launch
On Monday, FairCharge attended the Parliamentary launch of New Automotive’s report, On the Road to 2030. Held in conjunction with the...
FairCharge
- Jan 13, 2023
- 1 min
Skidmore Review Supports FairCharge VAT Ask
Former Energy Minister Chris Skidmore has published his Net Zero Review, outlining the economic opportunities offered by net zero. Titled...
FairCharge
- Dec 9, 2022
- 1 min
FairCharge nominated for Campaign of the Year
We are delighted to announce that FairCharge was nominated for Consultancy Campaign of the Year at the 2022 PRCA-PoliMonitor awards. This...
FairCharge
- Dec 9, 2022
- 1 min
London EV Show 2022
Last week, we were delighted to attend the London EV Show. Held at the ExCel London, this three-day event brought together business...
FairCharge
- Dec 7, 2022
- 1 min
FairCharge Tax on London EV Drivers 'Unfair' - Evening Standard
Many Londoners relying on public charging points for their electric cars pay higher rates due to a 20% VAT, while home charging incurs...
FairCharge
- Nov 8, 2022
- 1 min
Our call for an ambitious ZEV mandate
Ahead of COP27, we have called on the Secretary of State for Transport, Mark Harper MP, and the Secretary of State for Business, Energy...
FairCharge
- Nov 1, 2022
- 1 min
FairCharge Treasury Rules for EV Conversions Archaic - Telegraph
After market conversions of ICE cars to EV will still have a combustion powered classification on their log books (V5Cs) so will miss out...
FairCharge
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
FairCharge Supports GoingGreen’s Electric Vehicle Focus Week
This week, GoingGreen is running an Electric Car focus week. The focus week aims to bring attention to some topical issues in the EV...
FairCharge
- Oct 17, 2022
- 1 min
FairCharge Tells Treasury to ‘Axe Pavement Tax’
Ahead of the Chancellor’s fiscal statement this morning, FairCharge sent representations to the Chancellor outlining why the Government...
FairCharge
- Oct 16, 2022
- 1 min
FairCharge Govt Certainty For 2030 - Transport & Energy
Motoring broadcaster Quentin Willson is urging the UK Government not to backtrack on its commitments to zero-emission car targets....
FairCharge
- Oct 13, 2022
- 0 min
FairCharge
- Oct 12, 2022
- 1 min
FullyCharged Everything Electric Show
We are excited to share Quentin Willson’s appearance on the Fully Charged Everything Electric Show, talking to Robert Llewellyn about the...
FairCharge
- Oct 9, 2022
- 3 min
#Pavement Tax for EV drivers without driveways reaches up to £227
Today, in collaboration with Zap-Map, we released findings that the tax discrepancy for electric vehicle drivers without private parking...
FairCharge
- Oct 4, 2022
- 1 min
FairCharge Addresses Conservative Party Conference 2022
On Monday 3rd October, Quentin Willson joined the Conservative Environment Network panel, in association with E.ON at Conservative Party...
FairCharge
- Oct 4, 2022
- 1 min
FairCharge welcomes extension of Plug-in Car Grant
Today, the Government has announced a temporary extension of the plug-in vehicle grant. The grant, which allowed drivers to claim up to...
FairCharge
- Sep 29, 2022
- 3 min
Electric car charging industry calls for VAT cut
Electric vehicle (EV) chargepoint operators have urged the Chancellor to cut VAT on public charging in a letter coordinated by the...
FairCharge
- Sep 29, 2022
- 1 min
FairCharge Celebrates World EV Day
On Thursday 29th September, FairCharge and EV drivers worldwide celebrated the wonderful World EV Day. World EV Day is a global movement...
FairCharge
- Sep 9, 2022
- 1 min
FairCharge Treasury Meeting - 6th September 2022
On Tuesday 6th September, the FairCharge Team and Quentin Willson went to the Treasury to continue pushing for a reduction in VAT from...
Quentin Willson
- Sep 9, 2022
- 3 min
Why cutting VAT on EV public charging is vital
This week the FairCharge team and I met with The Treasury, lobbying for a reduction in VAT from 20% to 5% on public EV chargers. I know...
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