SWMBO has this evening taken it upon herself to order a new car via her (rather good) tax payer subsidized workplace leasing scheme. A new blue metallic Skoda Enyaq 60 is now on order, costing £340 a month, including everything from road tax, insurance, tyres, servicing etc. A good deal I think, and it means I get my own ID3 (that I pay for) back, making us an all EV household. We do over 30,000 miles a year between us, and with sub 5p pkwh home and free workplace charging we’ll be saving substantially on fuel and maintenance costs.
So farewell to the combustion (and compression) engine. It’s been a blast, I’ve enjoyed the ride. But I’m fed up with the fuel bills, I’m tired of engine and emissions warning lights, replacing exhausts, timing belts and shelling out for annual servicing. So far our EV adventures have been smooth and completely hassle free, and hopefully the big Skoda will continue the theme.
The car itself is comfortable, spacious and well made. It seems like an ideal big family wagon. Time will tell.
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Thats a coincidence, I was playing about on autotrader last night for an EV over 300 range with a sunroof and under £35k, and it chucked up a few ID4s and Enyaqs. Look very nice with huge boots which is a big plus for me.
Was amazed though to see them running on 21" tyres!
In the world of taxation of benefits, how does free workplace charging go?
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PS I work in a branch of civil service and would be nice if they did the salary sacrifice leasing schemes! I would defo be on it like a shot!
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There is (at the moment at least) no BIK charge for the provision of free EV charging at the workplace, as long as it’s available to all employees.
My mother is in the process of replacing her A1 with an ID Polo. She had been hanging on for the new A2, but now she’s seen it she’s not a fan. I think it’s based on the ID3 Neo and so it just a bit bigger than the Polo. But I assume both are are also available in Skoda form as well..!
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>> There is (at the moment at least) no BIK charge for the provision of free
>> EV charging at the workplace, as long as it’s available to all employees.
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I didn't know that, i thought there was some tax charge for either employer or employee.
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>> I didn't know that, i thought there was some tax charge for either employer or
>> employee.
I suspect it's only a matter of time before BIK on employer provided charging is aligned with that for oil based fuel.
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>> >> I didn't know that, i thought there was some tax charge for either employer
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>> I suspect it's only a matter of time before BIK on employer provided charging is
>> aligned with that for oil based fuel.
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There is already a BIK charge for EV ‘fuel’ provided elsewhere, ie using the equivalent of a fuel card to pay for charging in the case of fully expensed EVs. It only BIK free for workplace charging available to all employees, regardless of company car provision or not. The BIK charge works in the same way as for those with fully expensed ICE vehicles in that it’s aligned with the % applied to calculate the BIK on the vehicle itself. For EVs that used to be 0%, but is already increasing and is currently 4%. By 2029/30 it’ll be 9%. Though admittedly for a high emission ICE cars the % is now 37%…
I think it’s unlikely that free charging for all employees would be subject to a BIK charge in the same way because for people charging their own cars as the company or HMRC has no idea what car they have. Now, maybe the government will get round to taxing free parking provided by employers, in which case I am sure they can apply a premium to EV charging spaces. But then they need to track / demonstrate who’s used it. What’s more likely is that once the take up of EVs has reached a certain point, and more EV charging spaces are needed in workplaces, the whole thing will be outsourced by the employer to someone like podpoint, and drivers will all have to pay to use them.
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My in laws very recently picked up an Enyaq 85 in black. Seems pretty nice with a massive boot to boot although probaby a bit too overpowered for my poor MiL who is a timid driver at the best of time.
We recently became an EV only household, swapping out our Mazda6 estate and CHR Hybrid for a pair of BYD EVs. A Seal Excellence for myself and a prereg Atto3 with 10 miles on the clock for wifey. In total, i think I have spend around £60 since Easter charging at home with the rest provided by my solar panel setup. I absolutely do not miss standing out in the freezing cold at an exposed forecourt filling up with petrol. Living with EVs is so much handier in comparison.
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Searching for Enyaqs on autotrader, the Coupes seem to be called Coupe but the normal SUV boxy back don't have their own name?
I much prefer the boxy back for the dog though both boot sizes do seem to be huge in space.
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