{"id":2047,"date":"2020-07-27T15:14:02","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T15:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kingedwinpark-travel.co.uk\/?p=2047"},"modified":"2023-03-22T10:39:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T10:39:44","slug":"save-on-electric-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingedwinpark-travel.co.uk\/?p=2047","title":{"rendered":"Save on Electric Vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:41% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"520\" src=\"http:\/\/kingedwinpark-travel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EV-Charging.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-827 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kingedwinpark-travel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EV-Charging.jpg 740w, https:\/\/kingedwinpark-travel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EV-Charging-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kingedwinpark-travel.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/EV-Charging-716x503.jpg 716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">If you&#8217;re considering making the switch to an electric vehicle then it&#8217;s worth checking if your employer offers (or would consider offering) an Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salary sacrifice allows employees to pay for the lease of an EV out of their salary, before paying tax or National Insurance. Meaning you could <strong>save<\/strong> <strong>up to 50% on the cost of a car<\/strong> by purchasing through salary sacrifice. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Savings have been made even greater at the moment due to changes in the Benefit in Kind (BiK) tax policies, making electric vehicles free from BiK tax for 2020\/21 with just 1% in 2021\/22 and 2% in 2022\/23 until 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/octopusev.com\/ev-hub\/how-is-benefit-in-kind-tax-changing-for-electric-cars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find out  more about Benefit in kind tax changes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re an employer looking to set up an EV salary sacrifice scheme, Octopus energy are a great company that can help! Their website provides lots of useful information on an EV scheme from an employers point of view, follow the link below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.octopusev.com\/salary-sacrifice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Octopus EV Salary Sacrifice information<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re considering making the switch to an electric vehicle then it&#8217;s worth checking if your employer offers (or would consider offering) an Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme. Salary sacrifice allows employees to pay for the lease of an EV out of their salary, before paying tax or National Insurance. 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