A poll conducted by Business Motoring and Business Vans has found that most fleet professionals believe VAT on public electric vehicle (EV) charging should be cut to 5%.
69% of readers who responded to the poll said that VAT should be cut to 5%, while no respondents supported VAT remaining at 20%.
31% of respondents to the poll said that public charging was already too costly, regardless of taxation.
The poll followed the news that HMRC would challenge the result of a tax tribunal, which ruled in February that public charging should have 5% VAT levied on it.
If successful, the appeal would ensure that VAT remains at 20%.
Recent analysis by ChargeUK found that the cost of public EV charging increased by 38% between 2021 and 2025.
It also found that public charging has only become cheaper per-mile than a petrol car due to recent fuel price increases, while fast charging remains more expensive than petrol.
Have your say on the next Business Motoring and Business Vans poll, which asks:
Should the Government review the transition to electric sooner?
