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Mar 15, 20231 min read
FairCharge’s Spring Budget Reaction 2023
The Spring Budget, announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today, was a missed opportunity for the Government to reiterate its support to the...


Mar 10, 20231 min read
FairCharge on Govt Diesel Fleet - The Mirror
The Home Office bought nearly three times more diesel vehicles than electric ones, with just 3.5% of its fleet being electric. Quentin...


Mar 7, 20231 min read
FairCharge Urges Cut In VAT - Daily Mail
Jeremy Hunt is urged to remove the 'pavement tax' on electric car owners using public charging points. Currently, drivers pay 20% VAT on...

Mar 6, 20231 min read
FairCharge Letter to Treasury With 40 Supporting MPs
This week, over 40 MPs and Peers from across the political divide signed our letter calling on the Government to #AxeThePavementTax and...

Feb 22, 20231 min read
FairCharge Pre-Budget Drop-In
Our parliamentary 'drop-in' event, sponsored by our campaign supporter Sarah Olney MP, wrapped up successfully today and we were...

Feb 21, 20231 min read
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...


Feb 14, 20233 min read
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...


Feb 6, 20231 min read
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....


Jan 31, 20231 min read
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...

Jan 27, 20231 min read
Labour EV Roundtable
We were delighted to participate in Labour's frontbench roundtable discussion on the 18th of January, along with stakeholders from across...


Jan 25, 20231 min read
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...

Jan 13, 20231 min read
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...


Dec 9, 20221 min read
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...


Dec 9, 20221 min read
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...

Dec 7, 20221 min read
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...


Nov 8, 20221 min read
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...

Nov 1, 20221 min read
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...

Oct 20, 20221 min read
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...


Oct 16, 20221 min read
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...


Oct 16, 20221 min read
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....


Oct 13, 20220 min read


Oct 11, 20221 min read
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...


Oct 8, 20223 min read
#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...


Oct 4, 20221 min read
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...
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