Official Plug In Car Grant (PICG) Thread

[Miles Roberts CG]

The Plug-in Car Grant, which was recently limited to £1,500 off cars up to £32,000 has been stopped as of 7am on 14th June 2022.

www.gov.uk/government/news/plug-in-grant-for-cars-to-end-as-focus-moves-to-improving-electric-vehicle-charging

An email was sent to dealers around 8am this morning to notify them of the change.

Existing orders are not affected, but any new orders placed as of today will not be able to claim the grant.

 

[Alb]

I've pinned this thread

 

[AreFriendsElectric]

Government grant for new cars now scrapped.

 

[AreFriendsElectric]

Government grant scrapped for new sales. All existing applications honoured apparently still though.

 

[Ozzie1989]

UK government axes plug-in car grant with immediate effect | Autocar

Buyers will no longer be able to claim £1500 off the price of sub-£32,000 electric cars

www.autocar.co.uk

 

[Barry]

Scrapping of electric car grants sparks backlash

Motoring and car industry groups criticise the government's decision to end the plug-in subsidy scheme.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Ozzie1989]

As mine is a leased car my leasing company advised that the grant is applied for on delivery.

I missed the higher grant amount because of this, despite ordering in September. Now I've missed any grant at all and my lease has got to go up

 

[Miles Roberts CG]

As mine is a leased car my leasing company advised that the grant is applied for on delivery.

I missed the higher grant amount because of this, despite ordering in September. Now I've missed any grant at all and my lease has got to go up

The grant should always be applied for at the point of order. I'd tell them to go take a running jump. That's no way to treat a customer.

 

[Ozzie1989]

The grant should always be applied for at the point of order. I'd tell them to go take a running jump. That's no way to treat a customer.

Agree Miles, it's out of my hands though as it's all handled via my employer so leasing company won't talk to me I'm still looking forward to getting the car and put this all down to life experience

 

[Nutnut]

Agree Miles, it's out of my hands though as it's all handled via my employer so leasing company won't talk to me I'm still looking forward to getting the car and put this all down to life experience

That's terrible. My employer would absolutely argue it - especially with you taking delivery shortly.

 

[BugEyed]

There's also apparently 48 hours grace to apply for the grant where the sale was agreed prior to today.

 

[Ozzie1989]

That's terrible. My employer would absolutely argue it - especially with you taking delivery shortly.

Agree!

There's also apparently 48 hours grace to apply for the grant where the sale was agreed prior to today.

In one last desperate attempt I've just emailed them

 

[1UKDUDE]

Ministers have closed the plug-in car grant, which offered drivers up to £1,500 off the cost of a new electric vehicle, claiming it is no longer needed to spur EV purchases.

The grant will close to new applicants on Tuesday, the Government has announced.

Sales of electric cars are soaring, with more than one in six new cars on the road now either battery electric or hybrid.

 

[Caldosan]

EV Grant Gov Doc

If you have an order in you should be fine.

 

[Tim]

Again mixed messages from the Government!

Monitored home charging next to get ready to increase tax on charging vehicles at home!

 

[BugEyed]

Monitored home charging next to get ready to increase tax on charging vehicles at home!

It'll never fly, there's no way to differentiate between someone charging an EV and Granny trying to keep warm. Road pricing on the other hand.

 

[Tim]

It'll never fly, there's no way to differentiate between someone charging an EV and Granny trying to keep warm. Road pricing on the other hand.

Don't know. They will find a way! Technology-wise you can monitor home EV charging away from normal domestic. The difficulty will be monitoring a 3 pin socket to charge the car.

 

[MEH]

Scrapping of electric car grants sparks backlash

Motoring and car industry groups criticise the government's decision to end the plug-in subsidy scheme.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Tweed98]

From 1st of June new home charging points are supposed to served by a separate meter according to my leasing agent. Have heard colleagues mention this when getting their charging points fitted.

 

[smoked]

If the investment is definately going to be put towards building the charging network then thats fine.
but i cant see that happening especially with this govt